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CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE
All the authors are affiliated with WVU Medicine , which was the funding source for this study . WVU Medicine provided supplies , specifically the antibody tests , for this study . None of the authors have any other conflicts of interest to disclose . No other funding was provided .
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to thank Stephen P . Hoffmann , MD ; Seyoum D . Bage , MD ; Matthew E . Simmons , MD ; Jonathan E . Stanley , DO ; Mary F . Fanning , DNP , RN , NEA-BC ; and Ruchi Bhandari , PhD , MPA , MBA , for their contributions to the success of the study .
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