Walensky’s Comments on Comorbidities Among COVID-19 Deaths in Reference to Study on Vaccinated: CDC

The overwhelming number of deaths occurred in people who had four or more comorbidities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky listens during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 15, 2021. Susan Walsh/AP Photo/Pool

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky’s recent comments on COVID-19 deaths were in reference to a study on vaccinated populations, according to a CDC spokesperson.

In an interview with Good Morning America on Jan. 7, Walensky said that an overwhelming number of deaths, 75 percent, occurred in people who had four or more comorbidities.