Media Coverage

Below is a list of media coverage of research published by the Uncounted Lab, investigative journalism completed in collaboration with the lab, and op-eds and analysis pieces that researchers in the lab have co-authored.

2024

• Covid death toll in US likely 16% higher than official tally, study says. The Guardian, February 21, 2024. Research Coverage: Schreiber, M.
• Review of COVID death stats finds likely undercount in official numbers. MPR News, February 18, 2024. Research Coverage: Sepic, M.
• U study: Most ‘excess deaths’ during pandemic were COVID. Star Tribune, February 15, 2024. Research Coverage: Olson, J.
• COVID-19 behind thousands of excess US deaths, analysis shows. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), February 7, 2024. Research Coverage: Soucheray, S.

2023

• Why Are So Many Americans Dying? The New York Times, October 18, 2023. Research Coverage: Wallace-Wells, D.
• Is the COVID Pandemic Really Over? Here’s What the Data Show. The Boston Globe, May 10, 2023. Research Coverage: Kuchment, A.
• Covid is still a leading cause of death as the virus recedes. The Washington Post, April 16, 2023. Research Coverage: Diamond, D.
• COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of ‘overcounts’. The Conversation, January 25, 2023. Analysis Piece: Stokes, A.C., Lundberg, D.J., Wrigley-Field, E., Chen, Y.-H.

2022

• The uncounted: People of color are dying at much higher rates than what COVID data suggests. USA Today, December 28, 2022. Investigative Journalism Collaboration with MuckRock and Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting: Ladyzhets, B., Montanari, S., Monahan, R.
• U.S. Life Expectancy Declined Nearly a Year in 2021, Deepening Historic Slide. Time Magazine, August 31, 2022. Research Coverage: Law, T.
• Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in Covid-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist. The Conservation, August 30, 2022. Analysis Piece: Stokes, A.C., Lundberg, D.J., Wrigley-Field, E., Raquib, R.
• In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest. The New York Times, July 28, 2022. Research Coverage: Mueller, B.
• ‘Hidden’ COVID fatalities show US death investigations need reform. The Hill, July 25, 2022. Opinion Piece: Stokes, A.C., Lundberg, D.J., Wrigley-Field, E.
• During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People. The New York Times, May 31, 2022. Research Coverage: Mueller B., Lutz, E.
• Death certificates reveal that US hit grim COVID milestone. Associated Press, May 16, 2022. Research Coverage: Stobbe, M.
• BU professor: True death toll of COVID-19 pandemic could now be as high as 1.22 million in United States. Boston Globe, May 5, 2022. Research Coverage: Finucane, M.
• What One Million COVID Dead Mean for the U.S.’s Future. Scientific American, March 29, 2022. Research Coverage: Schreiber, M.
• How did this many deaths become normal? The Atlantic, March 8, 2022. Research Coverage: Yong, Ed.

2021

• Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19. USA Today, December 26, 2021. Investigative Journalism Collaboration with MuckRock and Brown Institute for Media Innovation: Bergin, D., Ladyzhets, B., Kincaid J., Kravitz, D., Haselhorst, S., White A., Capps, A., Keller R., Hassanein, N.
• The US is undercounting COVID deaths, researchers say. Now they have a tool to figure out why. USA Today, December 9, 2021. Investigative Journalism Collaboration with MuckRock and Brown Institute for Media Innovation: Bergin, D., Ladyzhets, B., Chatterjee, M., Kravitz, D.
• COVID deaths severely undercounted among communities of color, new study finds. Salon, September 27, 2021. Research Coverage: Kreidler M.
• The Pandemic’s Hidden Toll is Revealed in Excess Death Counts. Scientific American, September 1, 2021. Research Coverage: Lewis, T., Montañez, A.
• Excess Deaths Reveal the Pandemic’s Hidden Toll in Some U.S. Counties. Scientific American, June 2, 2021. Research Coverage: Lewis, T.
• How large was the undercount of COVID-19 deaths across California? San Francisco Chronicle, May 31, 2021. Research Coverage: Neilson, S., Sumida, N.
• Undercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Tump areas, analysis shows. STAT, January 25, 2021. Research Coverage: Goldhill, O.