>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ALL RIGHT, HERE’S SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL OF YOU
TODAY, IF YOU SMOKE OR VAPE OR
YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE THAT
DOES THAT YOU’RE INCREASING
YOUR HEALTH RISKS DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN FACT ONE
IN 4 TEENS IN THE U.S. VAPES OR
SMOKES E-CIGARETTES AND WHILE
THE OUTBREAK CONTINUES PUBLIC
HEALTH
EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT
CONVENTIONAL SMOKERS AS WELL AS
E-CIGARETTE USERS
ARE LIKELY TO HAVE MORE SERIOUS
ILLNESSES IF THEY BECOME
INFECTED WITH
THE VIRUS. THEY SAY IT CAN
CAUSE DANGEROUS LUNG AND
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS HERE TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THIS IS A LOCAL
POLL METEOROLOGIST WITH
ASCENSION
SAINT VINCENT’S DOCTOR RAYMOND
POMM ARE A WHOLE GOOD MORNING
TO YOU GOOD TALKING TO YOU IT’S
BEEN A WHILE SIR AND THE
DANGERS ARE VERY REAL.
IT IS A A
IT IS A A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE RECOGNIZED OVER THE YEARS
AS FAR AS SMOKING AND THE FACT
THAT LONG ITS ABILITY TO DEFEND AGAINST VIRAL PARTICLES BEEN DEPOSITED IN YOUR WAY.
CLEARLY AFFECTED BY CIGARETTES
AND E-CIGARETTES.
HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED,
BUT CLEARLY WE KNOW THE SCIENCE
IS SHOWING THAT THAT IT GOT TOO
OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AND DOCTOR
LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS IF YOU
ARE EXPOSED TO
COVID-19. IF YOU GOD FORBID
HAVE THE VIRUS. YOU WANT TO
HAVE ALL OF YOUR LUNG FUNCTION
POSSIBLE.
>> YOUR ABILITY TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST THE ENTRY OF THE VIRUS
INTO ALONG. AND THEY’RE
RESPONSIBLE ON TO THE BAR
TO SELL AND POTENTIAL OR BEST
RAIN
FELL EARLIER. IN OVERCOME ALL
THE COMPLICATIONS THAT IN
SCHOOL WITH THAT.
IS THE FACT THAT I
KNOW KING AND QUITTING SMOKING
MORE REDUCING SMOKING. WE’LL
GIVE YOU EXTRA ABILITY TO FIGHT
AGAINST INFECTION. THE CDC DOES
NOT. A CALL
OR SMOKING OR A VAPING THE
RISK FACTOR. BUT AS THE POPE
WENT ON TO I
DO FEEL THAT ONGOING SMOKERS
AND VAPERS ARE AT INCREASED
RISK OF INFECTION AND
COMPLICATIONS.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AND WHAT ABOUT
SECOND-HAND SMOKE BECAUSE MAYBE
YOU PERSONALLY DON’T SMOKE, BUT
YOUR LOVED ONES ARE THE PEOPLE
YOU SHARE YOUR HOME
WITH DO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
EXPOSED TO THIS KIND OF HABIT.
ALSO AT RISK.
>> IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHERE
SECONDHAND SMOKE. I SEE TEENAGE
GOT A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT
TRYING TO THE EXPOSURE FROM
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
SO I WILL NOT
BE IS CONCERNED AS I AM OF
THOSE ARE ACTUALLY ARE ACTIVELY
SMOKING OR BABY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: TELL ME ABOUT
QUITTING BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ALL AROUND
IT CAN REDUCE YOUR INFLAMMATION
WHICH IS GOING HELP WITH YOUR
OVERALL HEALTH.
>> CLEARLY A CHALLENGING OR.
EFFORT FOR ANYBODY IN STRIDE. IT REQUIRES A COMBINATION. ALL BETTER BE AND
THAT COULD BE DRUG THERAPY BUT
CLOUDS WILL THERE BE IN
ONE HOUR. AND THE SUPPORT OF
EVERYBODY AROUND SMOKER.
I THINK IT CLEARLY. IT’S GOT
IMMEDIATE BENEFITS FOR YOUR
HEALTH YOUR LONG HEALTH AND
THEIR ABILITY THAT THE OVER THE
FACTIONS AND CREDIBLE LONG-TERM
BENEFITS. YOUR
LONG-TERM HEALTH.
IN A IN PARTICULAR IN AREAS
LIKE CANCER AND
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AND DOCTOR
FROM OR WE KNOW THAT QUITTING
IS NOT EASY, ESPECIALLY FOR
SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN
DOING IT FOR
DECADES. NOW TIMES ARE
NECESSARILY CONDUCIVE FOR
THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT ARE STRESSED OUT
THEY’RE OUT OF THEIR ROUTINES
THEY HAVE THAT ANXIETY
BUT BUT YOU GOT TO MAKE THAT
SACRIFICE AND YOU’VE GOT TO
MAKE THAT JUMP WHAT RESOURCES
ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
>> VERY GOOD PROGRAM. CALL
OF FLORIDA.
>> THAT HAS WE SORT THERE’S A
BOLD CLASSES.
MEDICATIONS ARE GIVEN THEM ANY
FASTER RATE AND I ALSO WOULD BE ENCOURAGING YOU TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR
OR YOUR OWN BLOG IS THAT YOU
ALREADY HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT
LONG AS THESE WE CERTAINLY ARE
THEY ARE THE COACH
IN HELP.
TO THE TAKE THE STEP OF
QUITTING WHICH IT PAYS OFF IN A
BIG WAY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: DOCTOR RAYMOND WHOM ARE A WHOLE WITH SAINT VINCENT’S ASCENSION I KNOW THAT
YOU DO SO MUCH FOR THE
COMMUNITY YOU ALSO DID A LOT OF
RELIEF WORK.
IN PUERTO RICO AFTER THE
HURRICANE THERE. SO YOU CAN