pharmaphorum September 19, 2021
UK researchers say an algorithm can identify people who remain at risk of developing serious COVID-19, despite having one or two doses of vaccine for the coronavirus.
The team – from multiple UK universities – developed the QCovid3 algorithm using data from almost 7 million vaccinated people, including around 5 million who had two doses, as well as the results of SARS-CoV-2 tests, hospital admissions, various treatments and national death and cancer registries.
They found key risk factors included Down’s syndrome, kidney transplantation, sickle cell disease, care home residency, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, neurological conditions, and liver cirrhosis.
The risk also goes up with advancing age and living in a deprived area,...
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