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. 2021 Sep;8(9):e524-e526.
doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00183-1. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

Epidemiology of severe COVID-19 from South Africa

Shabir A Madhi  1 , Jeremy Nel  2
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Epidemiology of severe COVID-19 from South Africa

Shabir A Madhi et al. Lancet HIV. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

SAM has been the lead investigator on COVID-19 epidemiology and vaccine trials that are funded by BMGF and Novavax. JN is a lead South African investigator on COVID-19 treatment trials undertaken by WHO Solidarity accelerated COVID-19 treatment trials. All funding goes to their institutions..

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