Assigning a cause of death is never straightforward, but data on excess deaths suggest coronavirus death tolls are likely an underestimate
Enough time has passed since the 2020 presidential election that we can now ask: What effect did COVID-19, arguably the biggest event of the year — of the century, even — have on the election outcome? The answer to this question probably seems straightforward considering how abysmally Americ...
At the end of August, COVID-19 may overtake ischemic heart diseases as the leading cause of deaths and years of life lost in the US.Each COVID-19 death causes more than a decade of lost life in the US. We are reminded of a Danish Proverb that states "Prediction is difficult, ...
leader of the expert panel for COVID-19 treatment in Shanghai, and member of the standing committee for Chinese Medical Association's infectious disease branch, answered questions in an on-line seminar held by the Chinese Consulate General in ...
In a worst-case scenario, we’re 2% into this, which will either see us go through a full year of this many deaths per day or a two-year-long lockdown while we hideout waiting for a vaccine. Neither of these options is appealing because it involves a lot of death, or in option B...
How many people will die in the U.S. due to COVID-19 this year? Experts’ estimates of the number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. in 2020 ranged from 4,000 all the way to 1 million, a huge range that highlights how much we still don’t know about this disease. ...
Vaccinations for COVID-19 began being administered in the U.S. on Dec. 14, 2020. The quick rollout came a little more than a year after the virus was first identified in November 2019. The impressive speed with which vaccines were developed has also left a lot of people with a lot of...
Well, it’s now ten months into the shit-show that is 2020, and COVID-19 is still the biggest news story around. Lockdowns and travel bans are still in place around the world, even though studies repeatedly show the ‘deadly’ virus is in fact very benign. Seriously, if you’re goi...
Italy reached a grim milestone, reporting 3,405 total deaths due to COVID-19. That puts its death toll ahead of China's, which stands at 3,130. The Italian government continues to enforce a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19. ...
On Tuesday, the Government announced plans to recruit 250,000 volunteers in good health to help the national effort by assisting those who are shielding themselves against Covid-19 through delivering medicines, shopping and other support. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed that a temporary ...