Deaths and Hospitalizations Averted by Rapid U.S. Vaccination Rollout

Commonwealth Fund July 7, 2021
Alison Galvani, Seyed M. Moghadas, Eric C. Schneider

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The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign has significantly curbed the virus’s spread and national death toll, saving an estimated 279,000 lives and averting up to 1.25 million hospitalizations

The Delta variant’s spread among unvaccinated populations could lead to a surge in new COVID-19 cases and reverse the downward trend of infections and deaths across the U.S.

The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed devastating health and economic crises worldwide, causing more than 3.9 million deaths and 183 million reported infections globally.¹ While the United States has accounted for more than 600,000 deaths, it also has supported the development of highly efficacious vaccines, granting emergency authorizations and delivering the products at an unprecedented pace. As of July 2, the U.S. had administered more...

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