Most of the last 100,000 Americans to die from the disease did so in a period where vaccines were widely available
COVID-19 Deaths Up for Kidney Waitlist Candidates, Transplant Recipients
11 percent of deaths in 2020 in kidney transplant-waitlisted candidates were attributed to COVID-19
COVID-19 Mortality Burden High Among Those 25 to 64 Years
Through March 13, 2021, COVID-19 pandemic resulted in 9.08 million years of life lost in the United States
Smoking Has Causal Effect on Risk for Severe COVID-19
Current smokers have increased risk for hospitalization, mortality; genetically predicted propensity to start smoking also linked to risks
COVID-19 Has Killed More Americans Than the Spanish Flu Did in 1918
This happened despite vast gains in scientific knowledge during the past century
High Viral Load in Lungs Linked to COVID-19 Mortality
No association seen for acquisition of hospital-acquired respiratory pathogen with fatal outcomes for patients with COVID-19
Federal Data Understated COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in Nursing Homes
Estimated cases and deaths omitted represented 11.6 and 14.0 percent of cases and deaths in nursing home residents in 2020
Daily Average of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in U.S. Hits 100,000
COVID-19 deaths have also risen to an average of more than 1,000 a day for the first time since March
Almost 140,000 COVID-19 Deaths Averted With Vaccinations
Vaccination-associated reduction in deaths translated to statistical life benefit ranging from $625 billion to $1.4 trillion
Monthly COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Peaked in December 2020
Peak reported in hospitalization, ICU admission, death, but decrease found in frequency of ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor use