Headline : Why the COVID-19 death rate varies dramatically across the U.S.

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NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. — and how that might improve future outcomes.

So Hawaii and New Hampshire - two states that don't have much in common. But according to a new study just published in the medical journal The Lancet, they had the lowest standardized death rates from COVID-19 in the U.S. The places hit hardest - Arizona and Washington, D.C., where death rates were roughly four times higher. Researchers looked into why, and they hope the answers might inform future public health decisions. Thomas Bollyky joins us now. He co-authored the study and directs the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Hi, Thomas.

THOMAS BOLLYKY: Hi. Thanks so much for having me.

PARKS: Thanks for being here. So was there any rhyme or reason as to why individual states were hit harder than others? My initial thought goes to vaccination rates, but tell me what you learned.

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