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Coronaviruses

Estimation of disease burden and clinical severity of COVID-19 caused by Omicron BA.2 in Shanghai, February-June 2022

Xinhua Chena Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xuemei Yana Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Kaiyuan Sunc Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USAView further author information
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Nan Zhenga Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ruijia Suna Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jiaxin Zhoua Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaowei Denga Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Tingyu Zhuanga Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jun Caia Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Juanjuan Zhanga Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Marco Ajellid Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USAView further author information
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Hongjie Yua Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;b Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2800-2807 | Received 21 Jul 2022, Accepted 20 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Nov 2022

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