Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

December 1, 2020

Second versus First Wave of COVID-19 Deaths Shifts in Age Distribution and in Nursing Home Fatalities

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[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Among 11 countries, the age distribution of COVID-19 deaths was similar in the first and second waves. During the second wave, Western European countries and the US tended to have a larger share of deaths among individuals younger than 50 years old (<45 years old in the US). Among 9 countries with nursing home data, the proportion of COVID-19 deaths who were nursing home residents decreased in most countries during the second wave, although the proportion increased in Australia.

Ioannidis et al. (Nov 30, 2020). Second versus First Wave of COVID-19 Deaths Shifts in Age Distribution and in Nursing Home Fatalities. Pre-print downloaded Dec 1 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.28.20240366