Researchers in Australia analyzed data from 57 studies with an overall sample size of 587,280 individuals. Approximately 350,000 people in the pool had been infected with COVID-19 from Asia, Europe, and North and South America.
COVID-19 not more deadly for people with asthma, study shows
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People with asthma are not necessarily at greater risk for severe illness or death from COVID-19, according to a new study. Photo by InspiredImages/Pixabay
During the pandemic, people with asthma have worried that their respiratory condition might raise their risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19, but new research findings should calm their fears.
After analyzing data from 57 studies that included a total of over 587,000 people, scientists discovered that rates of asthma among people with COVID-19 were similar to rates in the general population, at just over seven in 100 people and just over eight in 100, respectively.
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Asthmatics at no elevated risk of dying from Covid-19, study finds
February 21, 2021
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Asthma does not elevate the risk of severe coronavirus symptoms or death, a new study found.
The researchers reviewed 57 studies conducted on a total of 587,000 people to carry out their analysis.
Almost 350,000 people in the pool who had contracted Covid-19 were from Asia, Europe, and North and South America.
They found that people with asthma had a 14 per cent lower risk of contracting Covid-19 and were significantly less likely to be hospitalized with the virus.
Lead author Anthony Sunjaya from the University of New South Wales in Australia said, “While we showed that people with asthma do not seem to have a higher risk of infection with Covid-19 compared to those without asthma and have similar outcomes, we need further research to better understand how the virus affects those with asthma.”