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  • Decreases in COVID-19 Cases...
    Christie, Athalia; Henley, S. Jane; Mattocks, Linda; Fernando, Robyn; Lansky, Amy; Ahmad, Farida B; Adjemian, Jennifer; Anderson, Robert N; Binder, Alison M; Carey, Kelly; Dee, Deborah L; Dias, Taylor; Duck, William M; Gaughan, Denise M; Lyons, Brianna Casey; McNaghten, A.D; Park, Meeyoung M; Reses, Hannah; Rodgers, Loren; Van Santen, Katharina; Walker, David; Beach, Michael J

    MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 06/2021, Letnik: 70, Številka: 23
    Journal Article, Newsletter

    What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 vaccination began in the United States in December 2020, and adults aged ≥65 years were prioritized in early phases. What is added by this report? By May 1, 2021, 82%, 63%, and 42% of adults aged ≥65, 50–64, and 18–49 years, respectively, had received ≥1 vaccine dose. From November 29–December 12, 2020 to April 18–May 1, 2021, the rate ratios of COVID-19 incidence, emergency department visits, hospital admissions, and deaths among adults aged ≥65 years (≥70 years for hospitalizations) to adults aged 18–49 years declined 40%, 59%, 65%, and 66%, respectively. What are the implications for public health practice? The greater decline in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in older adults, the age group with the highest vaccination rates, demonstrates the potential impact of increasing population-level vaccination coverage.