WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. — A multi-institutional team of researchers led by the White River Junction Veterans Association, and including the West Haven and Palo Alto Veterans Association, analyzed electronic health record data from more than 5.9 million veterans, spanning both pre-pandemic (March 2018-February 2020) and pandemic (March 2020-February 2022) periods, to discover nuanced insights from COVID-19’s impact on mortality rates.

While former studies have primarily relied on aggregate data, this research — published in the October 2023 issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology — offered a unique perspective by focusing on individual-level data to provide valuable information that can better prepare the U.S. for future pandemics. 

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