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COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US | University of Oxford (www.ox.ac.uk)

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[-] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago

Something finally beat guns.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 7 months 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.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

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

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