Laut einer Studie tötet Covid-19 immer noch eine beunruhigende Zahl von Amerikanern. Zwischen 2022 und 2024 starben jährlich rund 100.000 Amerikaner an Covid-19, wie neue Untersuchungen von CDC-Wissenschaftlern zeigen.
https://gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-still-killing-a-disturbing-number-of-americans-study-finds-2000705483
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Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
The specter of covid-19 continues to loom large over the United States. Research out today finds that the viral illness is still sickening and killing a substantial number of Americans every year.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others examined surveillance data on covid-19 dating back to 2022. They estimated that covid-19 has annually caused millions of visits to the doctor, around a million hospitalizations, and roughly 100,000 deaths as of late. Covid-19 has been especially harmful to Americans over 65, highlighting the need for continued interventions such as booster vaccine shots, the researchers and other experts say.
In this new study, the CDC authors analyzed data from COVID-NET, a surveillance program keeping track of covid-related hospitalizations. They focused on two time periods, about a year each: October 2022 to September 2023 and October 2023 to September 2024.
Based on this data, the researchers estimated that covid-19 sickened 43 million Americans between 2022 and 2023; it also sent 10 million people to their doctor, caused 1.1 million hospitalizations, and killed 101,300 people. Between 2023 and 2024, they estimated that covid-19 sickened 33 million Americans, caused 7.7 million outpatient visits, 879,100 hospitalizations, and 100,800 deaths.
These numbers are far below the peak of the pandemic in the U.S. In 2021, for instance, covid-19 officially killed over 400,000 Americans. But the annual death toll of covid-19 between late 2022 and 2024 likely still eclipsed that of any other single infectious disease (last winter’s especially bad flu season being a possible exception).
“Despite declines in illnesses, outpatient visits, and hospitalizations from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024, covid-19 imposed a large annual impact in the US.,” the authors wrote in their paper, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2843383?guestAccessKey=c26397f8-3193-499d-a048-281b78b4d8b6
As evidenced by a comment here, too many Americans have swallowed the anti-vaccine myths …
Then there is the cost of health care in the US – if you don’t have health insurance, which many American don’t, getting vaccinated may be a cost they can’t afford, despite the free and low-cost schemes in some areas.
General poor health – just walk down the street in any US town or city and see how many are badly overweight … Good general health costs and many in the US can’t afford it.
Yknow what stops the spread of many infections? Respirators. Wear a mask folks! Society does not care if you get disabled or die from covid or anything else
Editing to add bc even the science sub has science deniers ig
https://sph.umd.edu/news/study-shows-n95-masks-near-perfect-blocking-escape-airborne-covid-19
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/masks.html
https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/comprehensive-review-confirms-masks-reduce-covid-19-transmission
One wonders how many other issues throughout history became divisive to the point that they can no-longer be properly discussed in society. When the juice of the benefits of spreading correct information isn’t worth the squeeze of communicating it.
>Exposures COVID-NET patients with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19–associated hospitalization, defined as a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result within 14 days before or during hospitalization.
Seems like this is conflating hospitalization because of Covid and hospitalization with Covid.
flu deaths are going to be ridiculous this year
but „masks are hard“ and „sickness is inevitable“ say the class traitors
There is also some idea that Covid-19 has caused OTHER problems or ongoing problems. Such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which some believe exists as the result of a virus. And, of course, there’s „Long Covid.“ So it’s not just when someone actively has Covid – it can be a lingering effect.
If you see this story posted on Facebook it will have 3 to 1 laugh reacts to likes. Same for any story about COVID, the flu, or vaccinations. Humanity is doomed.
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I have a question. Is it to late to get my flu vaccine? I wanted to get it but now I have insurance to cover it. Just wondered if its too late now?
Good thing the cdc no longer has the resources to properly oversee this as well.
America ignored it when it was killing a million, so 100 thou is hardly going to move the needle, especially now with Generalissimo Trump invading any nation he takes a fancy to.
It’s killing how many? And then disabling another million plus with Long Covid? We need financial support to study what it is doing to all these people.
But but but it’s just a mild flu.
One nice thing about my wife and I working from home is we don’t get sick very often. But we still go get all of our vaccines. We are both in good shape and under 40 (barely for me) so we aren’t too worried about dying, but we’d like to avoid it as much as we can
Just fire the entire CDC! Problem solved!
That’s shocking!
CDC scientists are still doing research?!
2.5 times annual auto deaths, but no, we don’t need the vaccine.
Has anyone else lost all faith in just about anything with everything? Like everything just sucks now
“Older adults should look to avoid overcrowded nursing homes and other group living environments where covid-19 can spread quickly. They should seek out settings with single occupancy rooms, better ventilation, and improved infection control practices,” said Grabowski, who wrote an [editorial](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2843387) accompanying the study.“ This is just incredibly sad and shows where we are at as a society. Old people in crowded nursing homes likely don’t have such options.
COVID only went away in the news cycle.
plague rats are gonna plague rat.
Im home recovering from the flu right now, this year the flu is no joke. I’ve had the flu before but this felt like I was literally going to die. Avoid it at all cost. Meds were not working to lower my fever. It was really bad , and I got the flu shot.
I wished the American government cared about these deaths like they do about Oil i mean drug related deaths.
Also long covid is a huge ongoing issue. I’m called a conspiracy theorist when I mention any of this but it’s scientific fact.