Science brief: evidence used to update the list of underlying medical conditions associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Feb. 15, 2022
  
  CDC continues to learn about COVID-19 and associated underlying medical conditions that put people ages 18 years and older at higher risk of severe illness. Severe illness from COVID-19 is defined here as hospitalization, admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), intubation or mechanical ventilation, or death. Evidence used to inform the list of underlying conditions was determined by CDC reviewers based on available literature about COVID-19 at time of review. Literature includes published reports, scientific articles in press, unreviewed pre-prints, and data from CDC-led investigations.
  
  The methods used to assess the conditions have changed during the pandemic as the amount of literature and types of studies increased. For instance, preliminary versions of this list focused on providing the latest information based on descriptive data. As the literature grew, CDC investigators categorized the literature by study design.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Context -- Overview -- Table of Evidence.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19/prevention & Control Pandemics Risk Factors Vulnerable Populations
• Series:
  Science Brief
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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