Taking into consideration the number of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 compared with pre-pandemic years is critical to getting an accurate accounting of the pandemic’s real toll.
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Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University
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Research Assistant in the Department of Global Health, Boston University
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Research associate professor in Global Health, Boston University
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Professor of Business Analytics, Boston University
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Clinical associate professor, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Law, Boston University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Associate Dean, Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement and Professor of the Practice, Boston University
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Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law and Professor of Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Senior Academic Researcher in Global Development Policy, Boston University
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Professor of Biology, Boston University
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PhD Candidate in Biology, Boston University
