Comparison of fatalities due to COVID-19 and other nonexternal causes during the first five pandemic waves
Buschner, A.; Katz, K.; Beyerlein, A. · Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz · 2024 · Heft 7 · S. 939 bis 946
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IntroductionAt the end of January 2020, the first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Germany was confirmed [1]. The subsequent waves of the COVID-19 pandemic were characterised by different levels of infection numbers, hospitalisation rates, and death rates [2]. This was largely due to changing immunity levels following infections, COVID-19 vaccinations that became available at the end of 2020 [3], and the temporary dominance of different virus variants [4]. The first two waves were dominated by the wild type, whereas in the third, fourth, and fifth waves, the…
