The Covid vaccine campaign in the U.S. helped prevent nearly a quarter-million deaths and more than 14 million cases of Covid, according to a modeling study.
Summary
- The Covid vaccination campaign in the United States cut hospitalizations and deaths by nearly half in the first six months of 2021, new research suggests.
- The shots saved nearly 241,000 lives and prevented almost 1.2 million hospitalizations, according to a model published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
- Full coverage of the Covid-19 pandemicBut as 2021 progressed, the vaccines were met with a significant hurdle that blunted the shots’ effectiveness: People stopped getting vaccinated.
- Looking back, what we said was true and we saved lives, reduced suffering and prevented another wave of Covid,” Nuti said.
- More than 74 percent of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show.