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AI6YR Ben Mar 19

Scientific American: COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show

We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say (March 18, 2026)

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-killed-150-000-more-people-in-its-first-two-years-than-official-toll/

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COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show

We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say

Scientific American

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@ai6yr I would be willing to bet quite a lot of money that I don't even have (that's how confident I am) that it was actually a **LOT** more than a mere 150,000 over. That's just what can be reasonably confirmed.

And it is very likely killing quite a lot more than that every year even now because it turns out that ignoring a disease doesn't actually make it go away.