Living with a COPD Diagnosis in a COVID-19 World
Living with a COPD diagnosis during the pandemic requires extra vigilance to stay safe.
Those with a COPD diagnosis have needed to stay especially vigilant since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as they are at both a greater risk for contracting the virus as well as developing more severe complications as a result. A current study published by the European Respiratory Journal reported that COPD patients were more prone to be admitted into the ICU, require ventilator care, and succumb to the virus than those without the disease. Read more
