Experts claim US life expectancy dropped by a year during 2020
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Source: CNN
Generic image of a couple wearing masks as they walk in public during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Most would agree that the health, social, and economic ramifications of the COVID-19 health crisis have been far-reaching, but a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that the pandemic s effects have been even more monumental than many realized.
According to CNN s analysis of the report, life expectancy in the U.S. actually decreased by a full year in the first half of 2020 and health officials are pointing to novel coronavirus as a major contributing factor to the decline.