Synthetic controls chosen for Ferdous et al. 2023 - Control 15 (Alpha-103909), Control 17 (Gamma-104044), Control 23 (Delta-104533), Control 48 (Omicron - BA.1 lineage-105204), Control 51 (B.1.1.529+BA.2-England-105346), Control 2 (Wuhan hu-1 from china-102024), Control 6 (Wuhan hu-1 from California-102918), Control 50 (B.1.1.529+BA.2-Australia-105345), Control 64 (BA.5-England-106196), Control 62 (B.2.12.1-Denmark-105865), Control 66 (BA.4-Texas-106198), Control 67 (BA.4-California-106199), Control 63 (B.2.12.1-USA-105857), Control 65 (BA.5-USA-106197) and Control 19 (Iota-104529).