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1. Approximately 58,000 Americans die every week

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2025, 12:52 PM

May 2025

COVID accounts for approximately 0.6% of all deaths. By way of comparison 3000+ are dying each week from influenza and pneumonia.

Vaccination reduces but does not eliminate the risk of COVID serious illness and hospitalization. Moreover the CDC figures include the cases where COVID contributed but did not cause death.

So why are Americans still dying from COVID each week? A: It's endemic; And likely to be with us as long as influenza is still around.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm

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