The Claim:
As we close out 2022, we have a lot more information about the difference vaccines made in saving lives, including this recently published analysis.
The Facts:
This analysis compared states with the highest vaccination rates to those with the lowest vaccination rates. They found that the top 10 states, with an average of 73% vaccination uptake, had about 75 deaths per 100,000, while the bottom 10 states, with about 52% coverage had 146 deaths per 100,00.
During the study’s run, we would “have averted 122, 304 deaths if COVID-19 mortality matched that of the 10 most-vaccinated states and 266 700 deaths if US excess all-cause mortality rate matched that of the 10 most-vaccinated states.”
Vaccines were the game-changer. Those claiming that vaccines do not work are unaware of the facts or living in a different reality.
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