-Statistical surveys of COVID-19 patients indicate, against all common logic, that people who smoke are less prone to the infection and/or exhibit less severe respiratory symptoms than non-smokers.⭐️ Well well... ⭐️https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32522666/

Nicotine is one of many substances that can attach to nicotinic/acetylcholine receptors.

Nicotine is part of the nightshade food family, which includes potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Caffeine does the same thing, as does Mestinon/Pyridostigmine Bromide (the drug I take).

This is a far more complex situation than is being represented.