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This work was supported by resources of VA Puget Sound Health Care System, VA St. Louis Health Care System, and the VA Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders National Program Office.
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JLS led the design and build of the registry and operational reports that served as data sources for these analyses, with consultation on registry development provided by ACE and SPB. ACE led development of additional registry reports with data on COVID-19 infection and vaccinations used to identify breakthrough cases. KMS performed the validation chart reviews, and KMS and SPB performed the descriptive analyses. All authors participated in the interpretation of the results. KMS drafted the initial version of the correspondence, and SPB, JLS, and ACE revised the correspondence. All authors approved the final version of the correspondence.
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Sankary, K.M., Sippel, J.L., Eberhart, A.C. et al. Breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in vaccinated United States Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. Spinal Cord 59, 1132–1133 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00690-w
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