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. 2021 Jan 1;181(1):120-122.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6249.

Risk of Severe COVID-19 Among Workers and Their Household Members

Thomas M Selden  1 , Terceira A Berdahl  1
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Risk of Severe COVID-19 Among Workers and Their Household Members

Thomas M Selden et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This survey study uses prepandemic data to estimate how many adults at increased risk of severe COVID-19 held essential jobs and could not work at home or lived in households with such workers.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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