Health
New tool predicts risks of hospital admission and death from Covid-19 – EurekAlert
A new risk tool, developed by UK researchers to predict a person’s risk of being admitted to hospital and dying from Covid-19 has been published by The BMJ today….
With cases increasing in the UK and elsewhere, and winter approaching, there is an urgent need for reliable models that predict the likely course of Covid-19, to support decisions about shielding, hospital admission, treatment, and vaccinations.
The risk prediction tool (known as QCOVID) uses readily available information about people, such as their age, ethnicity and whether they have certain pre-existing conditions (comorbidities) to help identify individuals at highest risk of developing severe…
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