Children born during the COVID-19 pandemic had fewer respiratory infections and were treated with antibiotics less frequently compared to children born before the pandemic. This is shown in the latest publication from NorthPop, which included over 3,300 families.
The study is published in the scientific journal Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
You can read more about this article from the NorthPop study here: https://www.umu.se/nyheter/pandemin-gav-farre-luftvagsinfektioner-hos-sma-barn-_12036643/ (in Swedish)
Fanny Kelderer, Gabriel Granåsen, Sophia Holmlund, Sven Arne Silfverdal, Hilde Bamberg, Monique Mommers, John Penders, Magnus Domellöf, Ingrid Mogren, Christina West. Respiratory Morbidity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic from Birth to 18 Months in a Swedish Birth Cohort.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.12.1080, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39734033/
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