Heightened COVID-19 Mortality in People With Severe Mental Illness Persists After Vaccination: A Cohort Study of Greater Manchester Residents.

Lamiece HassanChelsea SawyerNiels PeekKarina LovellAndre F CarvalhoMarco SolmiGeorge TilstonMatthew SperrinJoseph Firth

Published in: Schizophrenia bulletin (2022)

People with SMI, notably schizophrenia and BD, were at greater risk of COVID-19 mortality compared to matched controls. Despite population vaccination efforts that have prioritized people with SMI, disparities still remain in COVID-19 mortality for people with SMI.

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