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theblackprince 3 points ago +4 / -1

Early on, there were reports from Europe saying the # of smokers who got the coof was extremely low. Something about the nicotine binding to the same receptor as covid and blocking it. That was a year ago, not sure of any follow up.

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TBGJC 4 points ago +5 / -1

Nicotine down regulates ACE2 (the receptor/enzyme the China virus enters), making it harder for the virus to not only enter the body, but also replicate. So if you do get infected, symptoms are much more likely to be mild

On the flip side, nicotine and other parts of tobacco increase cytokine production. This helps with shedding the virus, but it increases the likelihood of inflammation. This could be serious if you're fat, old, and have asthma