AI6YR Ben6d ago

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/

#covid19 #covid #pandemic

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
Show threadCharlie Stross

@ai6yr @Jeanniewarner Mistitled article! COVID probably killed 150,000 more USAn people than official figures show. Extrapolates globally (if everyone else was lowballing their figures to the same degree) to 3 million extra deaths.

Hint: non-American dead count too!

Mar 21 at 10:43pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR Ben3d ago
@cstross @Jeanniewarner Oh yeah, for sure. should be "150,000 more people in the US"
Show threadCharlie Stross3d ago
@ai6yr @Jeanniewarner It's Scientific American: it's baked into the title. It's still intensely irritating, though.
Show threadJWarner3d ago
@cstross @ai6yr I feel ya. Deeply. Sigh.