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A young Black man has been troubled by recurring papules and crusting pustules in the hairline at the back of his neck. What is the disorder and how would you treat it?

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In this cross-sectional study of US adults hospitalized with COVID-19 during January 2022 to April 2022, hospitalization rates from COVID were 10.5 times higher in unvaccinated persons and 2.5 times higher in vaccinated persons with no booster dose, respectively, compared with those who had received a booster dose.