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United States had 1.5 million excess deaths following COVID-19 pandemic
Excess deaths in the United States have continued to mount following the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an early demise for ...
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‘A long-term American disadvantage’: Over 14 million excess deaths in US since 1980
Mortality rates in the last several decades were significantly greater in the United States vs. other high-income countries, ...
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Higher-Than-Usual Number of Cardiovascular Deaths Part of COVID's Larger Picture
Records from the state showed that the observed number of cardiac deaths in 2020 was 16% higher than expected, 17% higher ...
86.5 lakh deaths in 2022, 15% dip over COVID-hit 2021: CRS data
CRS report shows significant decline in deaths in 2022 compared to COVID-affected 2021, with increase in registered births.
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Over 2 Million Americans Went 'Missing' During 2020 And 2021
In the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans were dying at much higher rates than other wealthy nations.
Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year
Critics of anti-pandemic measures prompted schools to end mask mandates, but doing so exposed millions to COVID infection, ...
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US Excess Deaths On The Rise, Remain Higher Than Tallies In Peer Countries
"These deaths are driven by long-running crises in drug overdose, gun violence, car collisions, and preventable cardiometabolic deaths," said coauthor Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD. Other news is on ...
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Analysis: COVID vaccine averted almost 13,000 deaths in seniors in Belgium in 3 years
A new analysis published late last week in Vaccine concludes that COVID-19 vaccination averted 12,806 COVID-19 deaths among ...
Hiltzik: Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year
Critics of anti-pandemic measures prompted schools to end mask mandates, but doing so exposed millions to COVID infection, ...