Allergic people have nearly 40% lower risk of getting COVID-19: study - New York Post

People who suffer from allergic conditions have a lower risk for developing COVID-19, according to a new U.K.

Monthly follow-up questionnaires captured incident COVID-19 and the researchers used logistic regression models to estimate the associations between potential risk factors and the odds of developing COVID-19.

Including people who suffer from asthma, there was a 38% lower risk of infection – even after accounting for the use of steroid inhalers.

adults and the greater the number of people sharing a household and the higher the number of visits made to indoor public places, the higher the odds of getting COVID-19.