If you have asthma, like I do, you may be extra concerned about how COVID-19 could affect your health.
COVID-19, after all, is a respiratory disease and those of us with asthma have had bad experiences with those.
And by “concerned” I might also mean frightened, anxious, panicky… 😉
The COVID-19 virus is known to cause problems in the respiratory tract (nose, throat and lungs).
Courtyard at Fort Macon State Park
Because asthma is also a respiratory disease, it’s been assumed that people with asthma have a greater chance of catching the virus and getting very sick from it than other people.
It’s a reasonable assumption, and asthmatics have been classified as “high risk” since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But I’m here to tell you, I’ve done the research, and at this point – maybe for the first time ever – asthmatics are just like everyone else 🙂
It’s important to know that currently there’s no evidence of increased COVID-19 infection rates in those with asthma.
And now, after months of studying this new disease, medical and infectious disease experts have been able to create a more exact picture of the risk to asthmatics.
Since the release of the vaccines, there have also been questions about the possible risk to people with allergic reactions. I’ll tell you what I found about the current CDC advice.
(I’ve included photos of my garden and places I’ve traveled, as a reminder both that while there is beauty to be found at home, the world is still full of amazing places waiting for us to find them!)
