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Comment
. 2021 Dec;21(12):1629-1630.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00685-X.

Increased risk of hospitalisation and death with the delta variant in the USA

Elizabeth Bast  1 , Fei Tang  2 , Jason Dahn  3 , Ana Palacio  4
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Increased risk of hospitalisation and death with the delta variant in the USA

Elizabeth Bast et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. This study used data created and maintained by the Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs. These data are available to approved individuals upon request after fulfilling specified requirements.

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