Concurrent Viral Transmission and Wildfire Smoke Events Following COVID-19 Pandemic School Closures in New York City: Associations of a Large Natural Experiment With Acute Care for Pediatric Asthma, 2018-2023
Viral transmission and school policies were associated with pediatric asthma exacerbations during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased acuity, despite lower volumes, may help guide health systems as they strive to increase readiness to care for pediatric populations in response to future pandemics or environmental exposures.
Authors
- Nicholas DeFelice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3551-6587)
- Hashem E. Zikry
- Lauren Zajac
- Sarah McCuskee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7489-9894)
- Rishi Kowalski
- Ali Ayyash
- Aman B. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-411X)
- Alexis Zebrowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4058-5050)
- Cindy Mei
Institutions
- QB3 (US)
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Drexel University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100273
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00