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Covid Killed Half As Many San Diegans During Year Two Of The Pandemic, But More Young People
The vaccine is credited for bringing the total death toll down. But the virus killed a younger proportion of San Diegans as time went on.

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The vaccine is credited for bringing the total death toll down. But the virus killed a younger proportion of San Diegans as time went on.

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