COVID-19-Related Hospitalization Rates and Severe Outcomes Among Veterans From 5 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: Hospital-Based Surveillance Study.
Cristina V CardemilRebecca DahlMila M PrillJordan E CatesSheldon T BrownAdrienne PereaMahomed-Yunus MoosaLaSara BellMaria C Rodriguez-BarradasGilberto Rivera-DominguezDavid O BeenhouwerAleksandra PoteshkinaMark HolodniyCynthia Lucero-ObusanNeha BalachandranAron J HallLindsay KimGayle E LangleyPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)
COVID-19 surveillance at the 5 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers across the United States demonstrated higher hospitalization rates and severe outcomes among older veterans, as well as higher hospitalization rates among Hispanic or Latino and non-Hispanic Black veterans than among non-Hispanic White veterans. These findings highlight the need for targeted prevention and timely treatment for veterans, with special attention to older aged, Hispanic or Latino, and non-Hispanic Black veterans.