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Covid-
19: Link Shown Between Severity, Death From Virus And Smoking, New Study Reveals
A new study has found a strong link between smoking cigarettes and severe outcomes from COVID-19 infection. According to a report from News Medical, researchers for the UK Biobank study looked at "primary care records, COVID-19 test results, hospital admissions data and death certificates" to search for associations between smoking and hospitalizations and death from COVID-19. The news site reported that 59 percent of participants have never smoked, 37 percent were former smokers and 4 percent were smokers. The study found that current smokers were 80 percent more likely to be …
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Covid-
19: People Age 65 Can Get Vaccinated Tomorrow - MA Expands Innoculation Eligibility
Gov. Baker has just lowered the age at which a Massachusetts resident can get a COVID-19 vaccination to 65 years old starting tomorrow. Previously, a Massachusetts resident had to be at least 75 years old to get a vaccination based solely on age in the current phase (phase 2) of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout. On Wednesday, Feb. 16, Baker expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility by age as well as a medical condition. Now, people with two or more certain medical conditions - including Asthma - can get the vaccine, too. The new eligibility requirements go into effect Thursday, Feb. 1…