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. 2022 Jul 19;119(29):e2208032119.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2208032119. Epub 2022 Jul 12.

Universal healthcare and the pandemic mortality gap

David Fisman  1
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Universal healthcare and the pandemic mortality gap

David Fisman. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Competing interest statement: D.F. has served on advisory boards related to influenza and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines for Seqirus, Pfizer, Astrazeneca, and Sanofi-Pasteur Vaccines, and has served as a legal expert on issues related to COVID-19 epidemiology for the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.

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Cumulative counted COVID-19 deaths averted in Canada as of May 2022 by outperforming the US pandemic response. (A) Absolute deaths averted, by age group and overall; note log scale. (B) Cumulative proportion of deaths by age group in Canada, and with a Canada-standardized US pandemic response. Estimates are based on direct standardization as described in ref. ; death data are from refs. and .
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