A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that, between 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States, ranking eighth overall. The results demonstrate that pharmaceutical and public health interventions should continue to be applied to limit the spread of the
  • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    25·
    4 days ago

    Maybe not. Data wasn’t broken down by choice of weapon.

    Among children and young people aged 0 – 19 years in the US, COVID-19 ranked eighth among all causes of death; fifth among all disease-related causes of death; and first in deaths caused by infectious or respiratory diseases.

    • Caveman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      Getting murdered 4th place feels preventable 🤔 more guns and less regulations should fix it