“…Suspected risk factors included race and ethnicity, 10,12,20,21 2 indicators of socioeconomic status (educational attainment, employment status directly prior to COVID‐19 onset), 10,12,22 2 indicators of health care access (health insurance coverage at the time of COVID‐19 onset; whether needed care had been delayed due to socioeconomic or institutional barriers, such as cost, transportation, caregiving, or work responsibilities), 21 dominant SARS‐CoV‐2 variant at the time of COVID‐19 onset, 12,23 and number of pre‐existing conditions 8–11,13,18 . Regarding pre‐existing conditions, MI CReSS respondents were asked whether they had any of the following conditions prior to having COVID‐19: emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, diabetes, heart disease or other cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, liver disease, kidney disease, stroke or other cerebrovascular disease, cancer, immunosuppressive condition, autoimmune condition, physical disability, psychological or psychiatric condition, or any other condition.…”