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. 2021 Jun;2(6):e310-e311.
doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00119-7. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

COVID-19 susceptibility in long-term care facilities

Melissa K Andrew  1   2 , Lisa Barrett  3   2
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COVID-19 susceptibility in long-term care facilities

Melissa K Andrew et al. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2021 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

MKA reports grants from the Canadian Frailty Network, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Sanofi, Pfizer, and GlaxoSmithKline, and personal fees from Pfizer, Sanofi, and Seqirus, outside the submitted work. LB reports grants from CIHR, the Canadian COVID Immunity Task Force, Gilead, ViiV, Abbvie, Merck, and honoraria for advisory activities from Gilead, ViiV, Abbvie, and Merck outside the submitted work.

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