1. Cause-Specific Excess Mortality Patterns in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic • Ekaterina Degtiareva , University of Oxford; Andrea M Tilstra, University of Oxford; Jennifer Dowd, University of Oxford.

2. The Effect of Covid-19 on Premature Mortality. The Case of Usa, Italy and France • Stefano Mazzuco , University of Padova.

3. The Different Measures of Period Shocks on Mortality: The Case of COVID-19 • Maria Miranda , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Ugofilippo Basellini, Max Planck Institute for demographic Research; Enrique Acosta, Centre for Demographic Studies; Emilio Zagheni, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

4. Mortality during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Uruguay • Catalina Torres , Facultad de Ciencias Sociales Universidad de la República, Uruguay; Victoria Prieto Rosas, Universidad de la República, Uruguay; Gonzalo De Armas, Programa de Poblacion, Universidad de la Republica; Mariana Paredes, Universidad de la Republica; Raquel Pollero, Programa de Población- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales- Universidad de la República.

5. Risk of Death of Individuals with Different Comorbidity Profiles during the Covid-19 Pandemic. • Virginia Zarulli , University of Padova, Department of Statistics; Cosmo Strozza, Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics; Silvia Rizzi, Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics, University of Southern Denmark.