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Comment
. 2020 Dec 17;136(25):2844-2845.
doi: 10.1182/blood.2020009377.

Under COVID of the night

Mikkael A Sekeres  1
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Comment

Under COVID of the night

Mikkael A Sekeres. Blood. .

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Vijenthira and colleagues report that patients who have 2 life-threatening conditions, a hematologic malignancy and infection with the virulent microbe COVID-19, face a risk of dying that is ∼1 in 3.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The author serves on advisory boards for Celgene/BMS, Takeda/Millenium, and Pfizer.

Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The author serves on advisory boards for Celgene/BMS, Takeda/Millenium, and Pfizer.

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