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Comment
. 2021 Sep;21(9):1195-1197.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00201-2. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

Lack of detail in population-level data impedes analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and clinical outcomes

Sean Wei Xiang Ong  1 , Barnaby Edward Young  2 , David Chien Lye  3
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Lack of detail in population-level data impedes analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and clinical outcomes

Sean Wei Xiang Ong et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Sep.
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BEY reports personal fees from Roche and Sanofi, outside the submitted work. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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