Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the valuable involvement of Dr Florian Diekmann who was instrumental in supporting the development of search terms and creating the Covidence project to enable data extraction from the reviewed studies as detailed in the section 'Systematic review of foodborne illness prevalence among clinically vulnerable groups'.
The authors also acknowledge the involvement of Alicyn Dickman and Alys Harrop who supported the research team with the extraction of data as detailed in the review of clinically vulnerable group definitions.
We extend our gratitude to the expert panel members for their contributions in the expert panel consultation, that significantly enhanced the quality and relevance of our findings. We also thank the peer reviewers for their thorough evaluations and constructive suggestions, which improved the clarity of this report.
Acknowledgement is also extended to Mike Cutler and Zoe Berry for their invaluable assistance with financial management and administrative support for the project.
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