The Guardian: Covid could shorten US life expectancy by up to three years, experts say
Ken Johnson
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
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The Guardian reports on new information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that life expectancy in 2020 could decline by 2–3 years. Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson told The Guardian that he expects the pandemic will cause deaths to outpace births in more than 50 percent of U.S. counties this year – the first time in U.S. history of such an occurrence.
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