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August 13, 2021Science AdvancesOpen Access

Excess of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to fine particulate matter exposure during the 2020 wildfires in the United States

Xiaodan Zhou Kevin Josey Leila Kamareddine Miah C. Caine Tianjia Liu Loretta J. Mickley Matthew Cooper Francesca Dominici

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Key Points

To assess the impact of fine particulate matter exposure on COVID-19 cases and deaths during the 2020 wildfires.
Analyzed correlation between PM 2.5 levels and COVID-19 cases in the western United States during wildfires.
Identified a significant increase in COVID-19 cases attributable to high PM 2.5 exposure.
Reported a corresponding rise in COVID-19 related deaths during the same period.

Implication

Analysis reveals increased COVID-19 cases and deaths linked to fine particulate matter during wildfires, indicating significant health risks.

Abstract

High levels of PM 2.5 during the 2020 wildfires in the western United States led to an excess of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

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Zhou et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6d9f1f660549caf2c2fe56 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi8789

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