Estimated preventable COVID-19-associated deaths due to non-vaccination in the United States.
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccine-preventable deaths
Journal
European journal of epidemiology
ISSN: 1573-7284
Titre abrégé: Eur J Epidemiol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8508062
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2023
Nov 2023
Historique:
received:
17
11
2022
accepted:
07
04
2023
medline:
23
11
2023
pubmed:
24
4
2023
entrez:
24
04
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
While some studies have previously estimated lives saved by COVID-19 vaccination, we estimate how many deaths could have been averted by vaccination in the US but were not because of a failure to vaccinate. We used a simple method based on a nationally representative dataset to estimate the preventable deaths among unvaccinated individuals in the US from May 30, 2021 to September 3, 2022 adjusted for the effects of age and time. We estimated that at least 232,000 deaths could have been prevented among unvaccinated adults during the 15 months had they been vaccinated with at least a primary series. While uncertainties exist regarding the exact number of preventable deaths and more granular data are needed on other factors causing differences in death rates between the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups to inform these estimates, this method is a rapid assessment on vaccine-preventable deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 that has crucial public health implications. The same rapid method can be used for future public health emergencies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37093505
doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01006-3
pii: 10.1007/s10654-023-01006-3
pmc: PMC10123459
doi:
Substances chimiques
COVID-19 Vaccines
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1125-1128Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U01 CA261277
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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