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Prevalence of 406 rare diseases by ethnicity and their associated COVID-19 infection burden: A national cross-sectional study of 62.5 million people in England

2026-01-16

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<h4>Background</h4> The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected vulnerable populations, including individuals with rare diseases (RDs) and, in the general population, those from ethnic minority backgrounds. However, the intersectional risk, and how these vulnerabilities combine, is poorly understood. A comprehensive baseline map of RD prevalence by granular ethnicity is required to investigate the pandemic’...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.13.26344068

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