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To improve Veteran’s health by conducting and supporting rigorous research to understand the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection while fostering research collaborations within and outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Smith V, Berkowitz TSZ, Herbert P, et al. Design and Analysis of Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Veterans. medRxiv. August 24, 2022.
Admon AJ, Bohnert ASB, Cooke CR, Taylor SP. Beyond confounding - Identifying selection bias in observational pulmonary and critical care research. Annals ATS, (February 4, 2022).
Ioannou G, Baraff A, Fox A, et al. Rates and Factors Associated with Documentation of Diagnostic Codes for Long COVID in the National Veterans Affairs Health Care System. JAMA Network Open. July 29, 2022
The 3 pillars of the CC are a Data Core, Methods Core, and Partnerships Core, which will work together to carry out the following aims:
The LTO will be responsible for carrying out a rigorous mixed methods study of the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on Veterans, with support from the CC. By triangulating a range of data sources, the LTO will:
For more information on VA research projects related to COVID-19: https://www.research.va.gov/covid-19.cfm
Anyone over the age of 18, including Veterans, their friends and family of Veterans, and VA staff can participate in VA national COVID-19 research efforts by registering at www.va.gov/coronavirus-research.
The CORC is supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Primary funding comes from:
Additional support comes from the following sources: