Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study

• Main Authors: Andrew Clark, PhD (Author), Mark Jit, ProfPhD (Author), Charlotte Warren-Gash, PhD (Author), Bruce Guthrie, ProfPhD (Author), Harry H X Wang, PhD (Author), Stewart W Mercer, ProfPhD (Author), Colin Sanderson, ProfPhD (Author), Martin McKee, ProfDSc (Author), Christopher Troeger, MPH (Author), Kanyin L Ong, PhD (Author), Francesco Checchi, ProfPhD (Author), Pablo Perel, ProfPhD (Author), Sarah Joseph, PhD (Author), Hamish P Gibbs, MSc (Author), Amitava Banerjee, DPhil (Author), Rosalind M Eggo, PhD (Author), Emily S Nightingale (Author), Kathleen O'Reilly (Author), Thibaut Jombart (Author), W John Edmunds (Author), Alicia Rosello (Author), Fiona Yueqian Sun (Author), Katherine E Atkins (Author), Nikos I Bosse (Author), Samuel Clifford (Author), Timothy W Russell (Author), Arminder K Deol (Author), Yang Liu (Author), Simon R Procter (Author), Quentin J Leclerc (Author), Graham Medley (Author), Gwen Knight (Author), James D Munday (Author), Adam J Kucharski (Author), Carl A B Pearson (Author), Petra Klepac (Author), Kiesha Prem (Author), Rein M G J Houben (Author), Akira Endo (Author), Stefan Flasche (Author), Nicholas G Davies (Author), Charlie Diamond (Author), Kevin van Zandvoort (Author), Sebastian Funk (Author), Megan Auzenbergs (Author), Eleanor M Rees (Author), Damien C Tully (Author), Jon C Emery (Author), Billy J Quilty (Author), Sam Abbott (Author), Ch Julian Villabona-Arenas (Author), Stéphane Hué (Author), Joel Hellewell (Author), Amy Gimma (Author), Christopher I Jarvis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: The risk of severe COVID-19 if an individual becomes infected is known to be higher in older individuals and those with underlying health conditions. Understanding the number of individuals at increased risk of severe COVID-19 and how this varies between countries should inform...