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May 11, 2022

Watch: WHO-Linked Epidemiologist Prabhat Jha on India’s Disputed COVID Death Numbers

Jha, who is a member of the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group, answers each of the criticisms and concerns raised by the Indian government.

Prabhat Jha responds in detail to criticisms made by the Indian government of the World Health Organisation’s estimate that 4.7 million COVID-19-related deaths occurred in India up to December 2021.

In this interview, Jha, who is a member of the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group, answers each of the criticisms and concerns raised by the Indian government. He also responds to Dr Vinod Paul’s claim that “the exorbitantly high estimate over and above the officially reported number is out of the question”.

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