My suggestion is to skip the article and read the original paper instead: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768086 https://jamanetwork.com/jour

My suggestion is to skip the article and read the original paper instead: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768086 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768086 It's not any longer and written in clearer language. The paper simply summarizes the reported causes of excess death.