Asthma and COVID-19: Why COVID-19 vaccine is important?

 People with asthma are generally considered at higher risk for respiratory diseases, as is seen annually with influenza. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, asthma patients were widely assumed to be at increased risk of COVID-19. visit Asthma Bhawan

COVID 19- What is it?

COVID-19 is one dreadful Virus that caused great suffering to humans in a short time. It is a transmissible disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus. People suffering from it showed mild to moderately high symptoms failing to respond to any treatments for a long time. However, the development of the vaccine was a huge relief as it naturally prepares the immune system to fight against Covid-19. It is a lung disorder that inflammations the lining of the respiratory tract causing difficulty in breathing.

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What is asthma? Can people suffering with asthma get COVID 19 vaccine?

Asthma disease is a chronic lung disorder in which the airways of the lungs get narrowed down due to swelling or inflammation and fill with extra mucus. This inflammation leads to difficulty in breathing, and a wheezing sound is inducing as the person has to forcefully inhale while breathing. 

Due to its chronic nature, it can weaken the lungs, and the condition aggravates if it is untreated for a long time. People with too weak lungs have a high risk of COVID 19 infection. But as the studies said, people with asthma are at slightly higher risk than others. However, there is absolutely no risk in getting the vaccine doses and vaccine booster shots.

COVID 19 vaccines do not interfere with the disease and make the body produce immune responses against the Covid. The body cells take the weakened pathogens for themselves and try to remove them. This effort by our body is enough for learning “how to recognize the pathogen and produce an antibody” against the disease-causing pathogen. As it is a “self-made” response, it does not jinx any other condition our body is going through.

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People suffering from asthma disorder can get the vaccination as long as they don’t have any specific allergies related to the respiratory system. Also, they can get the booster shots given the same fulfilment criteria.