Shielding against SARS-CoV-2 infections is not justified in children with severe asthma 

Shielding against SARS-CoV-2 infections is not justified in children with severe asthma 

For the EU‐funded project PERMEABLE (PERsonalized MEdicine Approach for asthma and allergy Biologicals SeLEction), which addresses the availability of and access to advanced therapy of asthma in children across Europe, we performed a survey including 37 major pediatric asthma and allergy centres between September 2019 and July 2020. In total, the centres contributing to the survey treated approximately 1.000 young patients with severe asthma in 25 major European countries and Turkey with biologicals. In the light of the corona pandemic, we extended our survey asking the responsible clinicians whether they experienced a SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in any of the children they are caring for. The questions pertaining to corona infections were asked between March and July 2020.