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WHO estimates two-year global death toll of COVID-19 pandemic at 15 million Almost 15 million people likely died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, nearly three times more than previously reported, a new World Health Organization study estimates. UPI

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China reduces COVID-19 case number reporting as virus surges China's National Health Commission is scaling down its daily COVID-19 report starting Wednesday after a sharp decline in PCR testing even though daily cases are hitting record highs. NPR.org

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CDC says long Covid has contributed to thousands of U.S. deaths The agency’s report comes as Congress is considering whether to fund research and treatment. POLITICO

More than 3,500 Americans have died due, at least in part, to long Covid, according to new data from the CDC. The agency’s findings underscore the potential severity of a condition that continues to impact millions but is still poorly understood and — in some cases — dismissed entirely.

Covid-19 vaccines have saved more than 3 million lives in US, study says, but the fight isn't over | CNN The Covid-19 vaccines have kept more than 18.5 million people in the US out of the hospital and saved more than 3.2 million lives, a new study says -- and that estimate is most likely a conservative one, the researchers say. Jen Christensen CNN

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Their study, published Tuesday, found that without Covid-19 vaccines, the nation would have had 1.5 times more infections, 3.8 times more hospitalizations and 4.1 times more deaths than it did between December 2020 and November 2022.

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