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One tragic fact about the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID-19 in the U.S. is that a huge share of them didn't have to.

In Tennessee, 11,047 of the people who died could have survived if everyone in the state had gotten vaccinated. In Ohio, that number is 15,875. Nationally it's nearly 319,000, according a new estimate.

These figures come from an analysis released Friday by researchers at Brown University and Microsoft AI Health — shared exclusively with NPR — that estimates the portion of vaccine-preventable deaths in each state since COVID-19 vaccines became available at the start of 2021.

In early 2021, when the vaccines were widely distributed, there was huge demand. At the peak of the vaccination campaign in the spring, 4 million people got vaccinated in one day. That demand dropped off by summer. A year later, many states are still barely north of 50% of people fully vaccinated.

How many lives would have been saved if that slump in vaccine demand had never happened? To answer that question, Brown and Microsoft researchers calculated the peak vaccination rate for each state, and then imagined that rate continued until all adults in the state were fully vaccinated.

The total for the country is stark: Many of the nearly 1 million COVID deaths took place in 2020 before the vaccines were available. But of the more than 641,000 people who died after vaccines were available, half of those deaths could have been averted – 318,981 – had every eligible adult gotten vaccinated. And those numbers are even more striking in certain states where more than half of deaths could have been avoided.

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I ponder given my propensity to think long, deep, and hard about language, if a shift in language matters.

e.g., vaccination / inoculation / treatment / etc.,

 

As we move forward given the nature of an mRNA being unique from traditional vaccinations, if it is time for a nuanced language.  What about modality of treatment, etc., injection, intranasal, trans dermal, ingestible etc.,  My favorite
would be a transdermal.

 

As we move forward with anti-viral medications, to what degree can we move upstream away from the formal side of healthcare into the home.  E.g., Test, Treat, Trace, & Repeat especially with either standing orders (if positive then dispense,
which could be automated like an ATM) or over the counter medications.  With appropriate shelf life of the anit-viral could be sold as s TTT & R kit complete with an app for your phone that would let you self-report (deidentified) the result and report on
zip codes.

 

 

 

 

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Be Mindful, Be Active and Be Well!

Ed

 

Edward D Shanshala II, MSHSA, MSEd

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Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc.

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One tragic fact about the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID-19 in the U.S. is that a huge share of them didn't have to.

In Tennessee, 11,047 of the people who died could have survived if everyone in the state had gotten vaccinated. In Ohio, that number is 15,875. Nationally it's nearly 319,000, according a new estimate.

These figures come from an
analysis released Friday
by researchers at Brown University and Microsoft AI Health — shared exclusively with NPR — that estimates the portion of vaccine-preventable deaths in each state since COVID-19 vaccines became available at the start of 2021.

In early 2021, when the vaccines were widely distributed, there was huge demand. At the peak of the vaccination campaign in the spring, 4 million people got vaccinated in one day. That demand dropped off by summer. A year later, many states are still

barely north of 50% of people
fully vaccinated.

How many lives would have been saved if that slump in vaccine demand had never happened? To answer that question, Brown and Microsoft researchers calculated the peak vaccination rate for each state, and then imagined that rate continued until all adults
in the state were fully vaccinated.

The total for the country is stark: Many of the nearly 1 million COVID deaths took place in 2020 before the vaccines were available. But of the more than 641,000 people who died after vaccines were available, half of those deaths could have been averted
– 318,981 – had every eligible adult gotten vaccinated. And those numbers are even more striking in certain states where
more than half of deaths could have been avoided.

... state by state map

 

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I think you will like some of the efforts OVIAR is involved in bringing to Resilient American Communities in New Hampshire. More soon.

Mike

Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H. 

 

Coordinator
Resilient American Communities (RAC) COVID-19 Initiative
Global Health Response and Resilience Initiative 
Alliance for Global Resilience and Regeneration 

 

Executive Director 
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

 

Chairman 
Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc. 

 

Cell: 202-468-7899

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Ed, 


I think you will like some of the efforts OVIAR is involved in bringing to Resilient American Communities in New Hampshire. More soon.

Mike

Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H. 

 

Coordinator
Resilient American Communities (RAC) COVID-19 Initiative
Global Health Response and Resilience Initiative 
Alliance for Global Resilience and Regeneration 

 

Executive Director 
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

 

Chairman 
Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc. 

 

Cell: 202-468-7899

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Ed, 


I think you will like some of the efforts OVIAR is involved in bringing to Resilient American Communities in New Hampshire. More soon.

Mike

Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H. 

 

Coordinator
Resilient American Communities (RAC) COVID-19 Initiative
Global Health Response and Resilience Initiative 
Alliance for Global Resilience and Regeneration 

 

Executive Director 
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

 

Chairman 
Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc. 

 

Cell: 202-468-7899

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