Coronavirus Disease among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease, United States, March 20-May 21, 2020

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) disproportionately affects Black or African American persons in the United States and can cause multisystem organ damage and rcduced lifespan. Among 178 persons with SCD in the United States who were reported to an SCD-coronavirus disease case registry, 122 (69%) were hospitalized and 13 (7%) died.

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Panepintoa, J. A., Brandow, A., Mucalo, L., Yusuf, F., Singh, A., Taylor, B., … Schieve, L. A. (2020). Coronavirus Disease among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease, United States, March 20-May 21, 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(10), 2473–2476. https://doi.org/10.3201/EID2610.202792

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