Covid's connection with air pollution requires attention...

S Venkateshwari
Covid's connection with air pollution requires attention...


The absence of an active Covid-19 wave or hazy sky cannot be used as an excuse for complacency by decision-makers because both situations have resulted in fatalities.

The public's memory of air pollution is inconsistent. It takes main stage every year for a few weeks as winter approaches because North india is covered in smog. However, as the haze clears, it appears that much of the resolve to address an annual issue in a steady, prolonged manner has also faded. This is supported by the utter failure to prevent the yearly. Two studies released last week served as reminders of how terrible air is killing us. A reduced antibody response to the Covid-19 vaccination was linked to long-term exposure to air pollution, according to the first study by Spanish researchers. 

According to the authors of a study that was recently published in Environmental health Perspectives, the small particles in poor air cripple the immune system's reaction by producing "oxidative stress" and inflammation, which in turn reduces the formation of antibodies and other immunological responses. Numerous epidemiological studies have revealed a connection between respiratory tract illnesses and air pollution. One of the many factors that has gotten some attention recently is air pollution.


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