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Vaccines, convalescent plasma, and monoclonal antibodies for covid-19 HF Sewell, BMJ, July 9, 2020

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We collected 145 paired saliva and nasal/throat (NT) swabs at diagnosis (day 0) and repeated on day 2 and day 7 dependent on inpatient care and day 28 for study follow up. Self-collected saliva samples were found to be consistent, and in some cases superior when compared to healthcare worker collected NT swabs.
Analysis of supplementary data for 10,647 decedents in 16 public health jurisdictions found that a majority were aged =65 years and most had underlying medical conditions. Overall, 34.9% of Hispanic and 29.5% of nonwhite decedents were aged <65 years, compared with 13.2% of white, non-Hispanic decedents.

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