Children in areas with high COVID-19 vaccine coverage reported fewer asthma symptoms during the pandemic

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Children in areas with higher COVID-19 vaccination coverage may have experienced fewer asthma symptoms compared to areas with less vaccination coverage, according to US researchers. The team looked at data on parent-reported asthma symptoms, COVID-19 death rates and COVID-19 vaccination coverage for people aged five and over in different US states. They say reported asthma symptoms dropped during 2020-2021 compared to pre-pandemic, which was likely due to social distancing, and as COVID-19 vaccinations began to roll out in the US, a higher vaccination rate in a state became linked to a lower prevalence of reported asthma symptoms. The researchers say asthma symptoms were not directly associated with face mask rules or COVID-19 mortality, however more highly vaccinated states had lower COVID-19 death rates.

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From: JAMA

COVID-19 Vaccination and Parent-Reported Symptomatic Child Asthma Prevalence

About The Study: Researchers found that higher COVID-19 vaccination rates may confer protection against symptomatic asthma in children. COVID-19 vaccination yields prophylactic benefits against SARS-CoV-2 infection for individual children and may also protect against other human coronaviruses through cross-reactive antibody responses.

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