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Mar 3, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Important report by @oxfamcampaigns today ahead of 2nd anniversary of the pandemic:
- More people have died than we think
- Rich countries with older populations are NOT worst affected
- It's far from over
Understandably a bit buried by Ukraine so here's a🧵
#PeoplesVaccine
The pandemic death toll is likely to be *much* higher than official figures show, as testing and reporting levels are unequal.
Based on excess deaths, an estimated *19.6 million* people around the world have died from Covid, 4 times as many in lower-income countries as rich ones