The necessity of continuing to ban tobacco use in public places post-COVID-19

Smoking tobacco via waterpipe may increase transmission because waterpipes are often used in social settings that make physical distancing practically impossible. [...]equipment may be used by multiple users (despite changes in the mouthpiece) (14-17). Immediate action to strengthen tobacco control...

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Published inEastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 630 - 632
Main Authors El-Awa, Fatimah, Fraser, Charles Patrick, Adib, Keyrellous, Hammerich, Asmus, Abdel Latif, Nisreen, Fayokun, Ranti, Prasad, Vinayak, Fu, Dongbo, Vestal, Gemma, Schotte, Kerstin, Gouda, Heba, St Claire, Simone
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Egypt World Health Organization 01.06.2020
Subjects
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease transmission
Electronic cigarettes
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Epidemiology
Federal agencies
Health promotion
Humans
Influenza
Mediterranean Region - epidemiology
Mortality
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Prevention
Public Facilities - legislation & jurisprudence
Public health
Public spaces
Questions and answers
SARS-CoV-2
Smoking
Systematic review
Tobacco
Tobacco smoke
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control
Tobacco smoking
Water Pipe Smoking - adverse effects
Mediterranean Region
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Summary:Smoking tobacco via waterpipe may increase transmission because waterpipes are often used in social settings that make physical distancing practically impossible. [...]equipment may be used by multiple users (despite changes in the mouthpiece) (14-17). Immediate action to strengthen tobacco control policies post-COVID-19, including a permanent ban on tobacco use in public places, accompanied by awareness campaigns, will contribute to reducing the rates of tobacco smoking and accordingly may reduce susceptibility and vulnerability to different communicable diseases. [...]running awareness campaigns about the dangers of such exposure, including in the home, is important. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health.
ISSN:1020-3397
1687-1634
1020-3397
DOI:10.26719/emhj.20.071