Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly affected mortality worldwide 1 . There is
unprecedented urgency to understand who is most at risk of severe outcomes, and this …

Background Early descriptions of patients admitted to hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
showed a lower prevalence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD…

Background: There is growing concern that racial and ethnic minority communities around
the world are experiencing a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality from …

… Elizabeth J Williamson, # 2 Alex J Walker, # 1 Krishnan Bhaskaran, # 2 Seb Bacon, # 1
Chris Bates, # 3 Caroline E Morton, 1 Helen J Curtis, 1 Amir Mehrkar, 1 David Evans, 1 …

Background Whether HIV infection is associated with risk of death due to COVID-19 is
unclear. We aimed to investigate this association in a large-scale population-based study in …

Background COVID-19 has disproportionately affected minority ethnic populations in the UK.
Our aim was to quantify ethnic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 …

Background Establishing who is at risk from a novel rapidly arising cause of death, and why,
requires a new approach to epidemiological research with very large datasets and timely …

Background There is growing concern that racial and ethnic minority communities around
the world are experiencing a disproportionate burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome …

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 …

Background Mortality from COVID-19 shows a strong relationship with age and pre-existing
medical conditions, as does mortality from other causes. We aimed to investigate how …