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Comment
. 2021 Dec 19;396(10267):1942-1944.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32481-8. Epub 2020 Nov 19.

Age and frailty in COVID-19 vaccine development

Melissa K Andrew  1 , Janet E McElhaney  2
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Age and frailty in COVID-19 vaccine development

Melissa K Andrew et al. Lancet. .
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