Citation

Henderson SB. Am. J. Public Health 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Sarah B. Henderson is with Environmental Health Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, and the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2020.305744

PMID

32552018

Abstract

As we enter the wildfire season in the northern hemisphere, the potential for a dangerous interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and smoke pollution should be recognized and acknowledged. This is challenging because the public health threat of COVID-19 is immediate and clear, whereas the public health threat of wildfire smoke seems distant and uncertain in comparison. However, we must start preparing now to effectively manage the combination of public health threats that we may face in the months ahead. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 18, 2020: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305744).

Language: en