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Supporting the Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Global Epidemic

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To review protection requirements for Healthcare Profgessionals during the COVID-19 epidemic

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JAMA

April 21, 2020

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Article Information and Disclosures

James G. Adams, MD^1,2;

Ron M. Walls, MD^3,4

Author Affiliations

¹Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, Illinois
²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
⁴Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread internationally. Worldwide, more than 100 000 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) and more than 3500 deaths have been reported. COVID-19 is thought to have higher mortality than seasonal influenza, even as wide variation is reported. While the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates global mortality at 3.4%, South Korea has noted mortality of about 0.6%.¹^- 3

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: James G. Adams, MD, Northwestern University, 211 E Ontario St, Ste 200, Chicago, IL 60611 (jadams@nm.org).

Published Online: March 12, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3972

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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