Updates are available Correction dated 2024-04-10

Article History

Received: 15 September 2023

Accepted: 25 January 2024

First Online: 6 March 2024

Change Date: 10 April 2024

Change Type: Correction

Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:

Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09216-0

Declarations

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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of human subjects Research Protection (OHSRP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the NIH follows all international ethics rules, regulations, and standards. This activity was reviewed by CDC and was conducted consistent with applicable federal law and CDC policy. This research protocol was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which determined that analyses of Labcorp data was “Not Research – Public Health Surveillance”, under 45 CFR 46.102(l)(2)). §See e.g., 45 C.F.R. part 46; 21 C.F.R. part 56; 42 U.S.C. §241(d), 5 U.S.C. §552a, 44 U.S.C. §3501 et seq.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.