How many lives have coronavirus vaccines saved? We used state data on deaths and vaccination rates to find out
- Written by: Sumedha Gupta, Associate Professor of Economics, IUPUI
Clinical trials demonstrate how effective vaccines are individually, but the real world shows how effective they are at a population level.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool
CC BY-NDMore than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine with the expectation that the vaccines slow virus transmission and save lives.
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