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2023-06-22 15:52:34 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The average age in Africa is 19 years old while Australia's is 38.5 years old. Studies have found the COVID-19 death toll in Africa is substantially higher than official records indicate due to lack of testing and recording of deaths. https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2022/morgue-data-reveals-true-covid-19-death-toll-in-africa/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02796-3/fulltext

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• The average age in Africa is 19 years old while Australia's is 38.5 years old. Studies have found the COVID-19 death toll in Africa is substantially higher than official records indicate due to lack of testing and recording of deaths. https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2022/morgue-data-reveals-true-covid-19-death-toll-in-africa/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02796-3/fulltext