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Reduced germ exposure during COVID lockdowns weakened population immunity to common infections.
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Is it true that reduced germ exposure during COVID lockdowns weakened population immunity to common infections?
Partly. One study reports reduced seasonal coronavirus incidence during pandemic nonpharmaceutical interventions, while another notes asthma morbidity declined in the first pandemic year; neither directly measures whether reduced germ exposure weakened population immunity to common infections.
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Heiskanen, A., Galipeau, Y., Little, J., Langlois, M., & Cooper, C. L. (2024). Reduced seasonal coronavirus incidence in high‐risk population groups during the COVID‐19 pandemic. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.1342
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Stephanie, L. & Anna, V. (2024). Applying Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic to Improve Pediatric Asthma Care. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/q7yy-a954
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