Did Covid only kill the old? ….
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths by Younger Age Groups Official U.S. death certificate data breaks down cumulative and annual mortality into specific age blocks: • Under 18 years: Tens of thousands of total cases, with a relatively low fraction of deaths compared to older adults. • 18–49 years: Hundreds of thousands of total U.S. deaths occurred across younger and middle-aged adults combined over the course of the pandemic. • 50–64 years: Represented a substantial share of total deaths (for example, the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report recorded over 45,000 U.S. deaths in the 55–64 age group alone in the single year of 2022). • 65–74 years: This bracket bridges the threshold for instance, over 82,000 U.S. deaths were recorded in the 65–74 age group during 2022 alone.
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