COVID vaccination saved more than 5,000 US lives in 7 months in 2023-24, CDC estimates

University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 COVID-19 vaccination averted more than 5,000 US in-hospital deaths, 13,000 intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and 68,000 hospitalizations in 7 months in 2023-2024, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated late last week in Vaccine, although with considerable uncertainty. The investigators estimated COVID-related deaths, ICU admissions, and hospitalizations prevented by vaccination from October 1,

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