Did the Morrison government really prevent 40,000 COVID deaths? A health economist checks claims against facts

  • Written by: Simon Eckermann, Professor of Health Economics, University of Wollongong
Did the Morrison government really prevent 40,000 COVID deaths? A health economist checks claims against factsAAP Image/Supplied by Office of the Prime Minister

As an opening gambit to his re-election campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed his handling of the pandemic had saved 40,000 lives. This figure compares Australia over 2020 and 2021 with an average derived across higher-risk predominantly northern hemisphere countries.

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