New findings published in @AnnalsofIM:
#DownSyndrome is associated with a 10-fold increased risk for #COVID19-related death. These researchers caution that public health orgs, policymakers, & #HCWs use this evidence to protect vulnerable individuals ow.ly/B2LC50BZ1ah. pic.twitter.com/AZ6zvFhGxk
COVID-19 Mortality Risk in Down Syndrome: Results From a Cohort Study Of 8 Million Adults acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2… via @AnnalsofIM "We estimated a 4-fold increased risk for hospitalization and a 10-fold increased risk for COVID-19–related death in persons with Down syndrome."