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Pre-existing health conditions and severe COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review approach and meta-analysis of global evidence.

Marina Treskova-SchwarzbachLaura HaasSarah RedaAntonia PilicAnna BorodovaKasra KarimiJudith KochTeresa NygrenStefan ScholzViktoria SchönfeldSabine Vygen-BonnetOle WichmannThomas Harder
Published in: BMC medicine (2021)
Risk of undesirable COVID-19 health outcomes is consistently increased in certain patient subgroups across geographical regions, showing high variability in others. The results can be used to inform COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation or other intervention strategies.
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