Study Shows COVID Vaccines May Have Saved 279,000 Lives In The U.S. “The swift vaccine rollout that began at the end of last year effectively prevented what researchers call a ‘spring surge’ that would have led to around 4,500 deaths per day.”
The authors note that at the height of the pandemic in January — before the vaccine was widely available to Americans — the U.S. saw a rate of 4,000 deaths per day.
“This underscores that the swift vaccine rollout in the U.S. averted a remarkable number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, despite the emergence of highly transmissible variants like the delta variant,” said Dr. Alison Galvani, lead author of the study and a professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine.
“The vaccines have been strikingly successful in reducing the spread of the virus and saving hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States alone,” she added, emphasizing that deaths and serious illness will continue to occur as more and more eligible people decline to get their shot. “Until a greater majority of Americans are vaccinated, many more people could still die from this virus. The danger is not over. Now is not the time to let down our guard.
It really is crucial for anyone who is able to get their vaccine as quickly as possible. With the U.S. alone seeing a 47% spike in new cases , plenty of extremely ill patients are being put on ventilators in hospitals each day — all of which are “completely avoidable,” according to CNN’s medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner. The TL:DR — protect yourself, your loved ones, and everyone else you come into contact with and get your vaccine as soon as you can.
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