Vaccinations may have prevented almost 20 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide.

News Release: Vaccinations may have prevented almost 20 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide – Imperial College London

Original Study: Global impact of the first year of COVID-19 vaccination: a mathematical modelling study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentaries:

The global impact of disproportionate vaccination coverage on COVID-19 mortality – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Covid-19 vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in a year, study estimates – STAT

COVID-19 vaccines saved an estimated 20 million lives in 1 year – CIDRAP

COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates – Health Policy Watch

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

? @TheLancetInfDis
In the 1st year of Covid vaccinations, ~20 million deaths were prevented worldwide (data from 185 countries)
Another ~600,000 lives would have been saved if the @WHO 40% target been achievedhttps://t.co/BWig83xlnN @azraghani @imperialcollege @MRC_Outbreak pic.twitter.com/lF8biBJIlK

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 23, 2022