Evaluation of Effectiveness of Global COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
Daihai He, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Guihong Fan, Daozhou Gao, Haitao Song, Yijun Lou, Shi Zhao, Benjamin J. Cowling, Lewi Stone
Abstract
To model estimated deaths averted by COVID-19 vaccines, we used state-of-the-art mathematical modeling, likelihood-based inference, and reported COVID-19 death and vaccination data. We estimated that >1.5 million deaths were averted in 12 countries. Our model can help assess effectiveness of the vaccination program, which is crucial for curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
VaccinationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)InferenceMedicineVirologyEnvironmental healthDemographyComputer scienceOutbreakArtificial intelligenceInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologySociologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy