Air Pollution

Here's how air pollution increases COVID risk

Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death.

Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death. Image: Unsplash/Maxim Tolchinskiy

Samuel J. White
Senior Lecturer in Genetic Immunology, Nottingham Trent University
Philippe B. Wilson
Professor of One Health, Nottingham Trent University
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Air Pollution is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Air Pollution

Discover

What's the World Economic Forum doing to tackle air pollution?

Air pollution may increase COVID-19 transmission rates by acting as a carrier for the virus.
Air pollution may increase COVID-19 transmission rates by acting as a carrier for the virus. Image: Unsplash/ Gabriella Clare Marino
Have you read?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Air PollutionCOVID-19Future of the Environment
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

1:56

By 2050, Up to 38% of Aircraft Could Run on Hydrogen or Electricity

Kim North Shine

April 19, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum