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Covid-19 indirectly killed far more older adults than we thought
The death toll of Covid-19 in the US is staggering by any measure. On Sept. 22, the count surpassed 200,000. But the pandemic’s mortal impact extends far beyond that figure.
Katherine is a health and science reporter with Quartz based in Washington, D.C.
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