The impact of the first COVID-19 surge on severe asthma patients in the UK. Which is worse: the virus or the lockdown?
Steven J SmithJohn BusbyLiam G HeaneyPaul E PfefferAlexandra M NanzerFreda YangStephen J FowlerAndrew Menzies-GowElfatih IdrisThomas BrownRobin GoreShoaib FaruqiPaddy DennisonJames William DoddSimon DoeAdel Hasan MansurRadhika PriyadarshiJoshua HolmesAndrew HearnHamsa Al-AqqadLola LoewenthalAngela CooperLauren FoxMayurun SelvanMichael G CrooksAlison ThompsonDaniel HigbeeMichelle FawdonVishal NathwaniLeanneJo HolmesRekha ChaudhuriPublished in: ERJ open research (2021)
Asthma therapy, including monoclonal antibodies, was not associated with #COVID19 infection or hospitalisation in a UK severe asthma population. Shielding led to a reported worsening of mental health in nearly half of patients contacted (47%). https://bit.ly/3jImUsG.