Commentary
As a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows young Americans are dying at an alarming rate. The researchers, all medical doctors, found that, between 2020 and 2022, the mortality rate for Americans aged between 1 and 19 shot up by almost 20 percent. As the study emphasizes, COVID-19 can’t be blamed for the sharp spike. It simply “poured fuel” on an already existing fire.