Rotevatn, Torill Alise
Nygård, Karin
Espenhain, Laura
Legarth, Rebecca
Møller, Karina Lauenborg
Sarvikivi, Emmi
Helve, Otto
Aspelund, Guðrún
Ersson, Annika
Nordahl, Marie
Greve-Isdahl, Margrethe
Astrup, Elisabeth
Johansen, Tone Bjordal
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Article History
Received: 8 April 2022
Accepted: 20 December 2022
First Online: 9 January 2023
Declarations
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: The use of anonymized and aggregated surveillance data does not require ethical approval and consent to participate. Use of individual level data was carried out in accordance with national guidelines and regulations. Access to the Norwegian individual level data was provided according to the Health Preparedness Act § 2–4 and permitted by the Norwegian Regional Committee for Research Ethics (REK Sør-Øst A, ref. 198964). The need for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee. The Danish surveillance of COVID-19 is mandated in the Danish Health Act § 222 Danish regulation, national surveillance activities relying solely on registries, do not require individual consent (Danish Data Protection Act § 10) nor approval from an ethics committee (Danish Scientific Ethical Committees Act § 14, stk. 2).
: Not applicable.
: No competing interests.