Prominent CNN Doctor Concedes US Has Been ‘Overcounting’ COVID-19 Deaths

Some patients have several concurrent infections, not just COVID-19.

Dr. Leana Wen speaks during the funeral services for late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 25, 2019. Lloyd Fox/Pool/Getty Images

A doctor who appeared prominently in the media during the pandemic acknowledged this week the United States is “overcounting” COVID-19 deaths and stressed the need for “transparent reporting” on the real numbers.

Leana Wen, a former Planned Parenthood director who now works for CNN and the Washington Post, told the channel that natural immunity and vaccinations have reduced severe COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.