Regional and global contributions of air pollution to risk of death from COVID-19

2020472 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Andrea Pozzer · The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

Francesca Dominici · Harvard University

Andy Haines · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Christian Witt · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Thomas Münzel · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Jos Lelieveld · Cyprus Institute

Abstract

Our results suggest that air pollution is an important cofactor increasing the risk of mortality from COVID-19. This provides extra motivation for combining ambitious policies to reduce air pollution with measures to control the transmission of COVID-19.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts COVID-19 impact on air quality Climate Change and Health Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cardiovascular Research

Volume 116, Issue 14, pp. 2247-2253

DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa288

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