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The Covid-19 vaccine has kept more than 18.5 million people out of hospitals and saved more than 3.2 million lives in the United States. new research say the researchers — and that estimate is likely a conservative one.
The United States is approaching the two-year anniversary of its first Covid-19 vaccination. The coronavirus still causes thousands of illnesses and deaths, but vaccines have made coexistence with the virus more manageable.
To determine precisely how effective vaccination is, researchers need to develop a model of disease transmission that incorporates demographic information, people’s risk factors, infection dynamics, and general information about vaccination. I created a computer model. This research is from the Commonwealth Foundation and the Yale School of Public Health.
Their study, released Tuesday, found that without a Covid-19 vaccine, the country would have 1.5 times more infections, 3.8 times more hospitalizations and 4.1 times more deaths between December 2020 and November 2022. I found out that someone was out.
So far, Covid-19 has caused at least 99.2 million cases and over 1.08 million deaths in the United States. In the last week alone, there were 2,981 new deaths and 30,253 new hospitalizations. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study estimates that vaccination is also an economic bet, saving $1.15 trillion in health care costs.
Considering the long Covid cases with a high chance of a vaccine According to Alison Galvani, one of the study’s authors, the savings could be much greater if prevention is possible.
“Given the emergence of highly contagious variants and immunity-evading variants like Omicron, this is an amazing success and an extraordinary achievement,” said Galvani. first director Yale Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis.
“Going forward, accelerating the spread of new boosters will be fundamental to avoiding future hospitalizations and deaths.”
Approximately 658 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the United States. However, the uptake of new boosters targeting the original virus strain and his Omicron BA.4/5 variants throw Because they were licensed this fall. Only about 14% of the targeted population is vaccinated, and in the United States he has one in five who are not yet fully vaccinated. According to the CDC.
of Biden administration It encourages more Americans to get a boost, especially as the holiday gathering approaches.
“Don’t wait. Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Friday at an AARP event. , get together with family and friends for the holidays.If you’re up to date, great.If not, get vaccinated now.”
The number of Covid-19 cases is on the rise, as are the number of deaths and hospitalizations, according to the report. CDC.
About 14% of the US population lives in areas that meet the CDC’s criteria for a “high” Covid-19 community level, such as New York City, Los Angeles County, and Maricopa County, Arizona. This is a steep increase from less than 5% last time. week, but well below the levels of previous spikes. And at this level, the CDC recommends wearing a mask indoors.
“We are all sick and sick,” AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said Friday. “Each of us has the power to significantly reduce the risk of getting sick.”
With the numbers trending upward, experts suggest: mask It may be appropriate in some situations.
The CDC recommends that everyone using public transportation wear a mask. It also suggests wearing masks in other public places in communities with high levels of infection. I have.
Other basic precautions still apply. Keep your hands clean and stay home if you are sick.
