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Study: China saw almost 2 million excess deaths just after zero-COVID policy ended

Published August 25, 2023

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By Stephanie Soucheray

In JAMA Network Open, authors describe how the all-cause mortality rate in China increased after the nation lifted its “zero COVID” policy, resulting in an estimated 1.87 million excess deaths during the first 2 months following the end of the policy.

Xiao H, Wang Z, Liu F, Unger JM. Excess All-Cause Mortality in China After Ending the Zero COVID Policy. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(8):e2330877. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30877

 

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