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Antibiotic prescribing in primary care accounts for the majority of medical antibiotic use, significantly contributing to antimicrobial resistance. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the context for antimicrobial stewardship in primary care. Diagnoses of common conditions in primary care decreased substantially between March 2020 and May 2020. This study found that months during the pandemic period were initially associated with increased antibiotic prescribing, which then fell below expected levels during the national lockdown, highlighting that antibiotic stewardship priorities appear not to have been neglected because of COVID-19.