Accepted for Publication: September 4, 2021.
Published Online: October 25, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6170
Corresponding Author: Charlene A. Wong, MD, MSHP, Office of the Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 101 Blair Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603 (charlene.wong@dhhs.nc.gov).
Author Contributions: Dr Kumar had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Wong, Gawande, Kumar, Brewer.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Wong, Pilkington, Doherty, Zhu, Kumar, Brewer.
Drafting of the manuscript: Wong, Pilkington, Doherty, Gawande, Brewer.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Wong, Doherty, Zhu, Kumar, Brewer.
Statistical analysis: Wong, Pilkington, Doherty, Zhu, Brewer.
Obtained funding: Wong, Kumar, Brewer.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Pilkington, Gawande, Kumar, Brewer.
Supervision: Wong, Gawande, Kumar.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Brewer reported grants from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services during the conduct of the study, and personal fees from the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Merck outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.
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