[국제]”Even the corona vaccine with low efficacy needs to be vaccinated quickly to save lives”

Studies have shown that even a low-efficacy corona vaccine can save lives by quickly vaccinating many people.

It is pointed out that if the vaccine is not given because of its low efficacy or if it is given slowly, infections and sacrifices increase.

In a paper published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by Bruce Y. Lee, a research team at the University of New York School of Public Health and Health Policy, the results of simulations according to two scenarios are presented, according to Germany’s Frankfurter Algmaine Chaitung.

In the first scenario, it took more than six months for 60% of the population to become immunized if one million Americans were vaccinated daily with a Pfizer or Moder vaccine with an immunity greater than 90%.

In the second scenario, 1.5 million Americans are vaccinated daily with Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is about 66% immune, and it took only 4 months for 60% of the population to become immune.

If even a less effective vaccine is given to more people as quickly as the second time, the number of confirmed cases in the United States is reduced by 1.38 million, the number of inpatients is reduced by 51,000, and the number of deaths is reduced by 6,000, the researchers explained.

Professor Lee said, “It is best to vaccinate many people as soon as possible. If individuals are vaccinated as soon as possible, it is a protective measure that prevents COVID-19 from becoming severe.”

These findings provide implications for the neglect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has an average immune effect of 70.4% in Germany, the newspaper noted.

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