Fig. 1. Overview of study cohort derivation.
We constructed a 1:1 matched cohort by matching veterans infected during the Omicron variant period with veterans infected during the Delta variant period using random coarsened exact matching. Individuals were matched on age, sex, race, vaccination status at the time of infection, second vaccine dose administration date, Charlson Comorbidity Index, area deprivation score (as a marker of socioeconomic status), and VA medical center to account for local differences in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, testing, and hospital admission practices.