We’ve made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people?
09 Jun 2023
Many immunocompromised and older people are still terrified of COVID. As a transplant infectious disease doctor on the front lines, I understand why. In the first five months of 2023, COVID caused more than 37,000 deaths in the US, a typical toll from the flu in an entire year. Scientists estimate an annual US COVID death rate of at