Open AccessA Note on Excess Mortality Attributable to COVID-19 in the United States
Author(s) -
James A. Koziol,
Jan E. Schnitzer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
trends journal of sciences research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-8091
pISSN - 2377-8083
DOI - 10.31586/gjeid.2021.164
Subject(s) - pandemic , excess mortality , public health , covid-19 , demography , outbreak , pneumonia , medicine , mortality rate , environmental health , population , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , nursing , sociology
Annual influenza outbreaks constitute a major public health concern in the United States. But this health burden appears dwarfed by the impact of COVID-19. Our aim is to quantify the excess mortality attributable to COVID-19, compared to previous influenza seasons.