What to Know About Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19

Monday, August 24, 2020 - 09:10 in Mathematics & Economics

Wildfires are again raging in California, but this year’s season began in a perfect storm of smoke from the blazes, a scorching heat wave, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During a typical wildfire season, hospitals see more people coming in for respiratory issues, said Stephanie Christenson, MD, assistant professor of pulmonology at UC San Francisco. The […]

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