Variability in excess deaths across countries with different vulnerability during 2020–2023
Excess deaths provide total impact estimates of major crises, such as the COVID-19
pandemic. We evaluated excess death trajectories across countries with accurate death …
pandemic. We evaluated excess death trajectories across countries with accurate death …
What really happened during the massive SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Wave in China?
What happened after China abandoned 3 years of a zero COVID-19 policy on December 7,
2022, is contested. Chinese authorities' announcements diverge from critical Western …
2022, is contested. Chinese authorities' announcements diverge from critical Western …
COVID-19-related age profiles for SARS-CoV-2 variants in England and Wales and States of the USA (2020 to 2022): Impact on all-cause mortality
RP Jones, A Ponomarenko - Infectious Disease Reports, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since 2020, COVID-19 has caused serious mortality around the world. Given the ambiguity
in establishing COVID-19 as the direct cause of death, we first investigate the effects of age …
in establishing COVID-19 as the direct cause of death, we first investigate the effects of age …
Slow data public health
Surveillance and research data, despite their massive production, often fail to inform
evidence-based and rigorous data-driven health decision-making. In the age of infodemic …
evidence-based and rigorous data-driven health decision-making. In the age of infodemic …
Analyses of academician cohorts generate biased pandemic excess death estimates
JPA Ioannidis - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Death data from cohorts of academicians have been used to estimate pandemic
excess deaths. We aimed to evaluate the validity of this approach. Study design and setting …
excess deaths. We aimed to evaluate the validity of this approach. Study design and setting …
[HTML][HTML] Construction and validation of a covariate-based model for district-level estimation of excess deaths due to COVID-19 in India
A Krishnan, M Dubey, R Kumar, HR Salve… - Journal of Global …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Different statistical approaches for estimating excess deaths due to coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have led to varying estimates. In this study, we …
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have led to varying estimates. In this study, we …
Estimating excess mortality in high-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
G De Nicola, G Kauermann - Journal of the Royal Statistical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Quantifying the number of deaths caused by the COVID-19 crisis has been an ongoing
challenge for scientists, and no golden standard to do so has yet been established. We …
challenge for scientists, and no golden standard to do so has yet been established. We …
The COVID-19 pandemic death toll in India: can we know better?
Background Timely and accurate mortality statistics are essential for health policy,
monitoring and evaluation of health programmes, and epidemiological research. 1 The …
monitoring and evaluation of health programmes, and epidemiological research. 1 The …
Differential risk of healthcare workers versus the general population during outbreak, war and pandemic crises
J Ioannidis - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Healthcare workers may have different risk for severe outcomes compared with the general
population during diverse crises. This paper introduces the concept of healthcare worker …
population during diverse crises. This paper introduces the concept of healthcare worker …
Age profiles for SARS-CoV-2 variants in England and Wales and states of the USA (2020 to 2022): impact on all-cause mor-tality
RP Jones, A Ponomarenko - 2023 - preprints.org
Since 2020 COVID-19 has caused serious mortality around the world. Given the ambiguity
in es-tablishing COVID-19 as the direct cause of death we first investigate the effects of age …
in es-tablishing COVID-19 as the direct cause of death we first investigate the effects of age …