COVID-19 vaccination has been proven as an effective measure against COVID-19 as it helped over 1.5 million COVID-19 cases in California.
Health impact of COVID-19 vaccination among public in California has been estimated by a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. COVID-19 vaccination has been continually portrayed as effective measure against COVID-19. However, there are only limited empirical data quantifying their public health impact on the population.
‘COVID-19 vaccination has been proven as an effective measure against COVID-19 as it helped over 1.5 million COVID-19 cases, 72,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths in California.
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COVID-19 vaccination and Public Health
The study thus evaluated the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on hospitalization, and death rate in California, using data from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) from January 1, 2020, to October 16, 2021.It was found that COVID-19 vaccination in California had prevented over 1.5 million COVID-19 cases, 72,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths during the first 10 months of vaccination through October 16, 2021.
The study henceforth suggests that COVID-19 vaccination has a large public health benefit in California and needs to be continued for the betterment of the public. These data can be further utilized as a framework to generalize across the United States and worldwide.
Source-Medindia