Risk of COVID among people with asthma, multiples sources

– It was estimated that about 8% of adult COVID-positive patients have asthma1
– Adults with asthma are 17% less likely to contract COVID than non-asthmatic patients (risk ratio=0.83, p=0.01)1
– Global Initiative for Asthma (International guidelines) states that patients with asthma are not at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19, or of severe COVID-192

Categories: COVID

Author: Agnes

Entry Date: 29/10/2021

Source 1 Name: Sunjaya AP, Allida SM, Di Tanna GL, Jenkins CR. Asthma and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal. 2021:2101209.

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Source 2 Name: Reddel HK, et al. Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Strategy 2021 - Executive Summary and Rationale for Key Changes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct 18. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2205PP.

Source 2 URL: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1164/rccm.202109-2205PP

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