A retrospective cohort study of outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients during the first pandemic wave in Ireland.

Published in: Irish journal of medical science (2021)

This study provides patient-level epidemiological characterisation of hospitalisations during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave in Ireland. The higher risk of adverse outcomes in older age groups supports the age-based prioritisation of COVID-19 vaccinations currently used in Ireland.

Keyphrases

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