{"id":887,"date":"2020-12-02T09:53:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T14:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covidqanda.org\/?p=887"},"modified":"2020-12-02T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T14:53:38","slug":"will-people-with-asthma-be-prioritized-for-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/covidqanda.org\/?p=887","title":{"rendered":"Will people with asthma be prioritized for vaccination?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Question:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0When it comes to vaccine distribution, what is the prioritization of underlying conditions? Is asthma included?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 As you’ve probably read<\/a>, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended yesterday that the first groups to get the vaccine be healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents (Figure 1<\/strong>).\u00a0 We still don’t know the prioritization of underlying conditions, including asthma. A new study was just published last week on the relationship between asthma and COVID infection, COVID-19 Susceptibility in Bronchial Asthma<\/a>.\u00a0 The results, nicely synthesized in The Jerusalem Post<\/a>, indicate that people with asthma (both pediatric and adult study participants) could be nearly 30% LESS likely to contract COVID-19, even after accounting for a host of background characteristics (demographic and clinical).\u00a0 The study also\u00a0found no statistically significant differences in COVID-related hospitalizations\u00a0by asthma status.\u00a0 Surprising, right?!\u00a0 Turns out, these findings fit with myriad others from various settings including China<\/a>, Philadelphia<\/a>, and beyond\u00a0(check out the discussion section of the paper for more examples).\u00a0 We’re not sure why we’re observing these relationships.\u00a0 A couple of hypotheses were posited by study authors: 1) People with asthma may be more likely to adhere to public health guidance (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.) than the general population; 2) Respiratory allergies are associated with fewer angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the lungs, which are known entry points for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to attach and infect host cells.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Figure 1. ACIP Phase 1a Vaccine Prioritized Populations <\/strong>(from slides<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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