The COVID-19 pandemic, while a contributor, is not the only reason for the gap.
The U.S. life expectancy is three to five years lower than that of peer countries, and health misinformation may be playing a big role in creating that disparity, Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert CaliffThe COVID-19 pandemic, while a contributor, is not the only reason for the gap, Califf said.
Instead, the list of known causes of life expectancy disparity is growing, noting that living in a rural area—where people are exposed to different information sources, Robert Califf said—is now the latest factor to make the list, joining race, ethnicity, income and education.
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