Risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes among adults with asthma in Scotland: a national incident cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is considerable uncertainty over whether adults with asthma should be offered booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and, if so, who should be prioritised for booster vaccination. We were asked by the UK's Joint Commission on Vaccination and Immunisation to undertake an urgent analysis to identify which adults with asthma were at an increased risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes to inform deliberations on booster COVID-19 vaccines.

Methods

This national incident cohort study was done in all adults in Scotland aged 18 years and older who were included in the linked dataset of Early Pandemic Evaluation and Enhanced Surveillance of COVID-19 (EAVE II). We used data from EAVE II to investigate the risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation and the composite outcome of intensive

SUBMITTER: Shi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature