How many of you cigar &/or pipe smokers have gotten a bout of Covid19

[Emperor Zurg]

I myself thought I had it and quit smoking for 1 month just in case...

And you QUIT smoking??? What are you trying to do, kill yourself???

...but I did see an article saying that smokers are not only not more likely to be more sick, but they might actually get less sick than non-smokers. It's being studied right now, but the current leading theory is that nicotine's anti inflammatory properties are helping smokers not get covid.

So that's the mechanism eh? I know the bad cases of covid tend to cause some massive, inflammatory immune response so I guess that would make perfect sense. I guess the inflammatory response tends to thicken the blood and that's what aggravates the possibility of a stroke. Can you just see the Health Dept on a 'Start Smoking NOW' campaign? Hahaha!!