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Comment
. 2021 May:111:205-207.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.02.012. Epub 2021 Feb 20.

Global and national estimates of the number of healthcare workers at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

C V McCarthy  1 , F G Sandmann  2 ; CMMID COVID-19 Working Group; M Jit  3
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Global and national estimates of the number of healthcare workers at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

C V McCarthy et al. J Hosp Infect. 2021 May.
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Proportion of healthcare workers (HCWs) at high risk by occupational group.
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Figure 2
National estimates for total size of the healthcare workforce as a proportion of national population. HCWs, healthcare workers.
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