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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive GLOBAL study revealed COVID-19 vaccines utilizing mRNA technology PREVENTED OVER 2.5 MILLION deaths WORLDWIDE between 2020 and 2024. It reveals that vaccinations didn’t JUST protect against illness. They PRESERVED nearly 15 MILLION years of human life.
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YEP. And keep in mind, this estimate is likely on the lower end, even. The impact is likely much greater than this.
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measured in numbers alone, but this study gets pretty close. Its message is simple: vaccines saved millions of lives, preserved millions more years of life, and protected us when we needed it the most.
numbers based on worldwide data help people understand their true value. They also offer lessons for the future. As the world faces new health threats, knowing how to measure the success of interventions can guide quicker, more effective responses. The COVID-19 vaccine campaign may never be fully
leaders prepare for future outbreaks, and how resources are allocated across countries. This research also helps BUILD TRUST in science. During the pandemic, and still even to this day, unfortunately, vaccines have become a target of misinformation and political debate. Clear, carefully calculated
Skłodowska-Curie RISE initiative, this collaboration brought together experts in epidemiology, statistics, and public health. So, why do these numbers matter? Knowing how many lives were saved by vaccines is not just a question for scientists- it affects how the public views health policy, how
actual demographic data. The researchers also worked across borders and institutions. The study was supported by the “European network staff eXchange for integrAting precision health in the health Care sysTems–ExACT” project. Funded by the European Research Excellence Programme through the Marie
accurate picture of long-term impact. What makes this work especially meaningful is its scope. The study includes multiple regions, the rise of new variants, and a careful breakdown by age. It avoids bold claims based on untested scenarios, instead sticking to grounded statistical comparisons and
others, and helping society return to normal. These new estimates are more conservative than earlier studies. Many previous models focused only on the first year of vaccination, a time when the world was in crisis mode and hopes were high. But the research team believes their study paints a more
0.01% of lives saved and 0.1% of life-years preserved came from people under 18. Young adults aged 20–29 contributed a similarly small share- 0.07% of lives saved and 0.3% of life-years. While this may seem minor, their vaccinations still played a role in reducing transmission, protecting
vaccinated. Surprisingly, residents in long-term care facilities accounted for just 2% of the life-years saved. Despite their early prioritization for vaccination, this group contributed only a small portion of the total benefit. In contrast, children and adolescents were the least impacted.
vaccines. People over 60 accounted for 76% of all life-years saved. They also made up nearly 90% of total lives saved. These results confirm what health experts emphasized during the vaccine rollout: older adults face the highest risk of death from COVID-19 and gain the most protection from being
vaccination. They then compared this data with estimated data modeled in the absence of COVID vaccination and were then able to calculate the numbers of people who were saved by COVID vaccines and the years of life gained as a result of them. The elderly saw the biggest benefit from COVID-19
using multiple statistical techniques. These allowed them to separate groups based on when people were vaccinated, whether they got infected before or after Omicron emerged, and whether they survived. They also considered age at death, which helped estimate the number of life-years gained through
solid estimates for how many years of life were saved and relied on hypothetical models that didn’t fully reflect changing variants and real-world vaccine coverage. Dr. Pezzullo and his colleagues took a different path. They examined actual global population data and developed a range of estimates
they caught the virus. And almost 90% of those lives saved were individuals aged 60 and older, highlighting how essential vaccines have been in protecting older adults. Most earlier analyses looked only at the early vaccine rollout and often focused on specific countries or regions. They lacked
doses given. These figures include the Omicron period, which began in late 2021. Over half of all lives saved- about 57%- happened during the Omicron wave. Even during that time, vaccines continued to make a meaningful difference. 82% of the lives saved involved people who were vaccinated BEFORE
According to the results, for every 5,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered, one death was PREVENTED. That adds up to 2.533 MILLION deaths AVERTED across the globe from 2020 to 2024. Most importantly, vaccines preserved 14.8 million years of life- about one year of life saved for every 900
Union-funded project focused on precision health. Their work provides clarity to a question that’s been debated since the beginning of the vaccine rollout: just how many lives were saved? The study’s estimates are based on real population data and fewer assumptions than many earlier models.
health expert at Università Cattolica, with key contributions from Dr. Angelo Maria Pezzullo and Dr. Antonio Cristiano. Both researchers spent time at Stanford University working with Professor John P.A. Ioannidis, director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center (METRICS), as part of a European
million years of human life. Published in JAMA Health Forum, the research offers the first global estimate of both lives saved AND life-years gained through COVID-19 vaccination between 2020 and 2024. The findings came from an international collaboration led by Professor Stefania Boccia, a public
In just four years, vaccines against COVID-19 prevented more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide. A groundbreaking new study puts a number to the impact many hoped for during the darkest days of the pandemic. It reveals that vaccinations didn’t just protect against illness- they preserved nearly 15
The research offers the first global estimate of both lives saved and life-years gained through COVID-19 vaccination between 2020 and 2024. The study has been published in JAMA Health Forum. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED • jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 🧪🧵⬇️
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive GLOBAL study revealed COVID-19 vaccines utilizing mRNA technology PREVENTED OVER 2.5 MILLION deaths WORLDWIDE between 2020 and 2024. It reveals that vaccinations didn’t JUST protect against illness. They PRESERVED nearly 15 MILLION years of human life.
Correct and should you need the list of states that requires the ACIP to clear things first (and is requiring a prescription until that meeting occurs) see here: bsky.app/profile/sail...
Because we don’t know WHEN/IF that is going to occur just yet, if you can get it in another state do so. bsky.app/profile/sail...
Yes I updated the thread here a couple of days ago. Some states require word from the ACIP. bsky.app/profile/sail...
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Still one of my ABSOLUTE favorite pieces from you! I need to come back to you for autumn art! ♥️🍂
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Yes I know, I spoke about that in the thread. ☺️ bsky.app/profile/sail...
See further down in the thread. Florida is one of the states that waits for the ACIP’s (not just the FFA approval) recommendations before administering them. bsky.app/profile/sail...
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MD! But keep in mind there are some states that wait on the ACIP before administering them. MD is not one of them. bsky.app/profile/sail...
I’m glad you looked into that! Yes for some reason a lot of people keep having that happen with Walgreens! I’m glad you can just go get one from CVS instead.
If you can get one at any time, most people wait til October usually.
UGH. I think you must be in one of the ones that requires the ACIP to approve beforehand, yes?
That’s why. Florida is one of the states that waits on the word from the ACIP before making them available. :c
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Are you in one of these states bsky.app/profile/sail...