Category: Mortality & Morbidity

Risk of COVID-19 death in adults who received booster COVID-19 vaccinations in England

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Isobel L. Ward, Chris Robertson, Utkarsh Agrawal, et. al. Nature Communications 2024 Abstract The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccination has been critical in changing the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure protection remains high in vulnerable groups booster vaccinations in the UK have been targeted based on age and clinical vulnerabilities. We undertook a national retrospective cohort […]

Overreporting COVID-19 As An Underlying Cause Of Death Inflated Mortality Numbers During Pandemic: Analysis

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MAY 24, 2024 – Authored by Megan Redshaw, J.D. The Epoch Times  A new analysis suggests COVID-19 was reported more frequently than it should have been as an underlying cause of death, inflating COVID-19 mortality numbers and attributing deaths from other causes to the virus. In a preprint paper published in Research Gate, researchers aimed to identify […]

Covid-19 remains a worse killer than the flu, US study finds

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Story by Bloomberg May 2024 Covid-19 remained a bigger killer than the flu last winter, despite hopes the pandemic virus would eventually blend into the background with other respiratory germs that cause seasonal epidemics, a US study showed. Patients hospitalised for Covid-19 had a 35 per cent higher risk of dying within 30 days than […]

Evolving Patterns of COVID-19 Mortality in US Counties: A Longitudinal Study of Healthcare, Socioeconomic, and Vaccination Associations

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Fardin Ganjkhanloo, Farzin Ahmadi, Ensheng Dong, Felix Parker, Lauren Gardner, Kimia Ghobadidoi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.25.24306375 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the need for pandemic preparedness strategies to mitigate its impacts, particularly in the United States, which experienced multiple waves with varying policies, population response, and vaccination effects. This study explores the relationships between county-level factors and COVID-19 mortality outcomes in the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, focusing on […]

Facing the New Covid-19 Reality

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Authored by, Wafaa M. El-Sadr, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A., , Ashwin Vasan, M.D., Ph.D., , Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B., B.C.H., M.D., M.P.H. Audio Interview Interview with Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr on navigating the current moment in the Covid-19 pandemic and learning lessons from past successes and missteps. (09:54)Download We’ve come a long way. From the early, terrifying days of a rapidly […]

Review Shows COVID-19 Vaccines “Significantly” More Deadly Than Flu Shots:

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JAN 03, 2024 –Authored by Samantha Flom The Epoch Times, An analysis of Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) data indicates that the COVID-19 vaccines are “significantly” more deadly than the flu vaccine, according to Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). The review was conducted by the senator’s staff and involved a certain level of assumption given […]

New CDC life expectancy data shows painfully slow rebound from covid

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Story by Joel Achenbach, Dan Keating, The Washington Post Newly published data on life expectancy in the United States shows a partial rebound from the worst phase of the coronavirus pandemic, but drug overdoses, homicides and chronic illnesses such as heart disease continue to drive a long-term mortality crisis that has made this country an […]

Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Mortality During Unique COVID-19 Epidemic Waves

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Nishi Dave, MSc; Daniel Sjöholm, MSc;  Pontus Hedberg, MD, PhD; et al, JAMA Netw Open.  2023;6(11):e2341936. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.41936 Question  What is the incidence of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and associated 30-day mortality among patients admitted to hospitals in Region Stockholm, Sweden? Findings  In this cohort study, 2203 hospital admissions in 2193 patients were identified with nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection between March 1, 2020, and September 15, 2022. Thirty-day […]

Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19

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Provisional Death Counts for COVID-19 NOTICE: THIS WEBSITE WAS ARCHIVED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2023.Datasets linked on this page are available on data.cdc.gov. Please note that these datasets will no longer be updated after September 27, 2023. Provisional data is available on CDC WONDER (wonder.cdc.gov). Data are updated weekly, and users can query data by a […]

Risk of death following COVID-19 vaccination or positive SARS-CoV-2 test in young people in England

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Vahé Nafilyan, Charlotte R. Bermingham, Isobel L. Ward, Jasper Morgan, Francesco Zaccardi, Kamlesh Khunti, Julie Stanborough, Amitava Banerjee & James C. Doidge Nature Communications volume 14, Article number: 1541 (2023) Cite this article. Abstract Several studies have reported associations between COVID-19 vaccination and risk of cardiac diseases, especially in young people; the impact on mortality, however, remains unclear. We use national, linked electronic health data in England to assess the […]