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Comparative Study
. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2017527.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17527.

Comparison of Estimated Excess Deaths in New York City During the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics

Jeremy Samuel Faust  1 , Zhenqiu Lin  2 , Carlos Del Rio  3   4
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Comparative Study

Comparison of Estimated Excess Deaths in New York City During the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics

Jeremy Samuel Faust et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

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Abstract

This cohort study compares the excess deaths in New York City during the peak of the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic with those during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lin reported working under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Dr del Rio reported receiving grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Deaths in New York City During the 1918 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and During the Preceding Years of Both Pandemics
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