The Perfect Storm: Wildfires, Flu and COVID-19

Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and California and displacing tens of thousands. As a result of gigantic plumes of smoke from these blazes, the air quality in the surrounding areas is some of the worst on the planet.

Wildfire smoke is incredibly hazardous to the health and scientists are cautioning that this…