Electric-powered transport reduces the risk of asthma attacks in children. — Photography Imgorthand / Getty Images©/AFP Relaxnews
The transport sector's transition to all-electric power could considerably improve children's health, in particular by reducing the risk of asthma attacks, according to a recent study conducted in the USA.
According to the American Lung Association, nearly 2.8 million pediatric asthma attacks could be avoided and many infant deaths prevented in the USA by 2050. Reducing air pollution is obviously the first visible consequence of this energy transition, which has the positive knock-on effect of significantly improving children's respiratory health and reducing the risk of chronic diseases. This could help to eliminate several million cases of upper respiratory symptoms (wet cough, runny nose, burning eyes) and lower respiratory symptoms (coughing, wheezing or chest pain). In addition, 147,000 cases of acute bronchitis and 508 cases of infant mortality could be avoided.
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