Tall People Aren’t More Likely to Catch COVID-19

On July 15, 2020, medRxiv published a paper documenting a survey of 2000 individuals in the US and UK related to predictors of COVID-19 transmission. In the paper, height was reported to be a predictor of COVID-19 transmission, with people over 6 feet tall or taller more likely to contract the virus. Media outlets then circulated reports that taller people may be at a higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and social media users further spread the information.