Case fatality risk of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern B.1.1.7 in England, 16 November to 5 February

The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant of concern (VOC) is increasing in prevalence across Europe. Accurate estimation of disease severity associated with this VOC is critical for pandemic planning. We found increased risk of death for VOC compared with non-VOC cases in England (hazard ratio: 1.67; 95% confidence interval: 1.34-2.09; p < 0.0001). Absolute risk of death by 28 days increased with age and comorbidities. This VOC has potential to spread faster with higher mortality than the pandemic to date.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 26(2021), 11 vom: 18. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grint, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Wing, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Williamson, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
McDonald, Helen I [VerfasserIn]
Bhaskaran, Krishnan [VerfasserIn]
Evans, David [VerfasserIn]
Evans, Stephen Jw [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Alex J [VerfasserIn]
Hickman, George [VerfasserIn]
Nightingale, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Schultze, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Rentsch, Christopher T [VerfasserIn]
Bates, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Cockburn, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Curtis, Helen J [VerfasserIn]
Morton, Caroline E [VerfasserIn]
Bacon, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Davy, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Angel Ys [VerfasserIn]
Mehrkar, Amir [VerfasserIn]
Tomlinson, Laurie [VerfasserIn]
Douglas, Ian J [VerfasserIn]
Mathur, Rohini [VerfasserIn]
Blomquist, Paula [VerfasserIn]
MacKenna, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Ingelsby, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Croker, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Parry, John [VerfasserIn]
Hester, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Harper, Sam [VerfasserIn]
DeVito, Nicholas J [VerfasserIn]
Hulme, Will [VerfasserIn]
Tazare, John [VerfasserIn]
Goldacre, Ben [VerfasserIn]
Smeeth, Liam [VerfasserIn]
Eggo, Rosalind M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CFR
COVID-19
Case fatality risk
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Mortality
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Variant of concern

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Date Completed 24.03.2021

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.11.2100256

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322957427