More Images
Almost 9 out of 10 COVID-19 deaths are among people 65 and older—the highest rate yet for elderly fatalities since the pandemic began, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.

The Centers for Disease Control says more than 300 people die each day from COVID-19—down from the 2,000 or deaths each day during the worst of the delta wave. But it's still two to three times more than the death rate from the flu, "renewing debate about what is an 'acceptable loss,' " the newspaper said.

"Despite the widespread belief that the pandemic is over, death and disruption continue," a group of experts wrote last month in the BMJ, formerly the British Medicine Journal.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said last month that almost all the deaths currently happening can be prevented—noting the availability of antiviral pills, rapid tests, vaccines, and boosters.

But among the elderly, it's "a real challenge," she said. COVID-19 "is something that may turn something they are able to stably live with to something they are not.

"Head over to Medscape to read the full story.