So many Americans died from Covid, it's boosting Social Security

> “Our analysis suggests a slight improvement in Social Security’s financial health due to excess deaths, driven primarily by the premature death of people who would have received retirement benefits,” the report reads.

The Effect of Us COVID-19 Excess Mortality on Social Security Outlays [Working Paper 33465] - https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w33465/w334... - February 2025