How Quickly Can Countries See Vaccination Results?

As former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Tom Frieden writes, there’s a clear benefit to vaccinating quickly. He cites Israel as an example:

How fast can vaccination help?

Some encouraging data from Israel. The more quickly we vaccinate, the more quickly we reduce deaths. How fast can vaccination against COVID-19 make a difference? Two weeks after 40% of those over 60 who had been vaccinated, the number of critically ill in the age 60+ group grew by 7% compared with the previous week’s growth of over 30%. There was less of a decrease in the growth of critically ill among the 40–55 age group — who were not as widely vaccinated as those over 60. If this trend continues, hospitalizations and deaths may already be dropping.

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