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COVID death tolls: scientists acknowledge errors in WHO estimates
A crematorium in Meissen, Germany, during a surge in COVID-19 infections in January 2021. Credit: Filip Singer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
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Nature 606, 242-244 (2022)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01526-0
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