Demographic science aids in understanding the spread and fatality rates of COVID-19

Governments around the world must rapidly mobilize and make difficult policy decisions to mitigate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Because deaths have been concentrated at older ages, we highlight the important role of demography, particularly, how the age structure of a population...

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Main Authors: Dowd, JB, Andriano, L, Brazel, DM, Rotondi, V, Block, P, Ding, X, Liu, Y, Mills, MC
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2020