Incidence of New Asthma and Asthma Exacerbation Pre‐ and Post‐ COVID ‐19 Pandemic in the United States

Key Points

• The research aims to analyze the incidence of new asthma cases and exacerbations during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Comparative analysis of asthma incidence before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Assessment of asthma exacerbation rates in children and adults.
• Overall asthma incidence and exacerbations decreased during the pandemic.
• Asthma rates in children returned to baseline levels by 2024.
• Asthma rates in adults remained lower than pre-pandemic levels.