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EPISODE · May 17, 2021 · 22 MIN

20 million years: Human potential lost to COVID can be measured in years

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

As we all struggle with the weight of what we have lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists say you can measure that loss by calculating the years of unlived life that COVID took from those who died. Toronto-based science and business journalist Kat Eschner wrote about it for the New York Times and she joins "This Matters" to talk about it.

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