Asthma exacerbations in routine clinical practice during COVID-19 in England in 2020

ABSTRACT

S75 Figure 1ConclusionAmong patients with asthma, the frequency of severe exacerbations declined steeply between March 2020 and May 2020 for all stratification groups and remained low through to August 2020. When comparing GINA step at baseline, a higher proportion of patients in GINA steps 4 and step 5 experienced a severe exacerbation compared with patients in GINA steps 1/2, step 2 and step 3 throughout the observation period. Further research on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on asthma exacerbations in routine clinical practice in England is warranted.Please refer to page A211 for declarations of interest related to this .