Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from injuries from things including firearms, drugs and cars, according to a study published Monday in JAMA.