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Study: U.S. Child Allergy Rates Shifted During Pandemic

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5 Key Takeaways

  • 1

    Study examined prevalence of allergies and asthma in U.S. children and adolescents.

  • 2

    Reported changes in allergy prevalence, with increase in respiratory allergies and decline in asthma and skin allergies.

  • 3

    Pandemic-related lifestyle changes likely contributed to increase in respiratory allergies.

  • 4

    Further research needed to establish these associations more definitively.

  • 5

    Limitations include reliance on self-reported data and potential recall bias.

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Study: U.S. Child Allergy Rates Shifted During Pandemic

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • August 12, 2024

  • 2 min

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