COVID-19 mortality gap between men and women narrowed sharply as the pandemic progressed

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260819/COVID-19-mortality-gap-between-men-and-women-narrowed-sharply-as-the-pandemic-progressed.aspx A 34-country analysis comparing absolute and relative excess deaths reveals how the apparent mortality divide between men and women shifted across successive stages of the COVID pandemic.