wildland firefighters

Long COVID is a smoldering threat to wildland firefighters

COVID-19, Health, Policy & Advocacy, Science

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Miles W. Griffis

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January 23, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in October 2022 by High Country News and was supported by The Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Researchers found that particulate matter from wildfires can increase risk of COVID-19 and that wildland firefighters may be at a higher risk of developing Long COVID due to a variety of factors.…

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