Pandemic Response Caused More Excess Death Than Virus

Pandemic Response Caused More Excess Death Than Virus

The claim: COVID-era excess deaths were a direct result of a pandemic respiratory virus.

Research has suggested, however, that these patterns in global mortality rates have another cause.

Joseph Hickey, Ph.D.

Took part in a study on this very topic, and along with his co-authors, concluded that public health interventions had a major role to play in these fatalities — dispelling the popular assertion that it was the infectious disease.

Hickey provides valuable insights on this investigation and its findings on “Defender In-Depth.”