Patients at high risk for a severe clinical course of COVID-19 — small-area data in support of vaccination and other population-based interventions in Germany

Abstract Background Research has shown that the risk for a severe course of COVID-19 is increased in the elderly population and among patients with chronic conditions. The aim of this study was to provide estimates of the size of vulnerable populations at high risk for a severe COVID-19 course in Ge...

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Main Authors: Jakob Holstiege, Manas K. Akmatov, Claudia Kohring, Lotte Dammertz, Frank Ng, Thomas Czihal, Dominik von Stillfried, Jörg Bätzing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11735-3