Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Age Group


Authors: CDC Rate ratios compared to 18- to 29-year-olds1  0-4 years old5-17 years old18-29 years old30-39 years old40-49 years old50-64 years old65-74 years old75-84 years old85+ years oldCases2<1x1xReference group1x1x1x1x1x1xHospitalization3<1x<1xReference group2x2x4x6x9x15xDeath4<1x<1xReference group4x10x35x95x230x600x All rates are relative to the 18- to…[...]

Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March 2020–March 2021


Authors: Lyudmyla Kompaniyets, PhD1; Audrey F. Pennington, PhD1; Alyson B. Goodman, MD1,2; Hannah G. Rosenblum, MD1,3; Brook Belay, MD1; Jean Y. Ko, PhD1,2; Jennifer R. Chevinsky, MD1,3; Lyna Z. Schieber,…[...]

Age-Adjusted Associations Between Comorbidity and Outcomes of COVID-19: A Review of the Evidence From the Early Stages of the Pandemic


Authors: Kate E. Mason*, Gillian Maudsley, Philip McHale, Andy Pennington, Jennifer Day and Ben Barr Objectives: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, people with underlying comorbidities were overrepresented in hospitalised cases of COVID-19, but the relationship between comorbidity…[...]

The Age-Related Risk of Severe Outcomes Due to COVID-19 Infection: A Rapid Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression


Authors: Karla Romero Starke 1, Gabriela Petereit-Haack 2, Melanie Schubert 1, Daniel Kämpf 1, Alexandra Schliebner 1, Janice Hegewald 1, Andreas Seidler 1 Abstract Increased age appears to be a strong risk factor for COVID-19 severe outcomes. However, studies do not sufficiently consider…[...]

Performance of an Antigen-Based Test for Asymptomatic and Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing at Two University Campuses


Authors: Ian W. Pray, PhD1,2,3,*; Laura Ford, PhD1,2,*; Devlin Cole, MD3,4; Christine Lee, PhD1,5; John Paul Bigouette, PhD1,2; Glen R. Abedi, MPH1; Dena Bushman, MSN, MPH1,2; Miranda J. Delahoy, PhD1,2;…[...]