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physician-scientist, author, editor. Ground Truths: https://t.co/YhatcBT0hA

Jan 31, 2022, 5 tweets

New @FT
"Almost half of the US Covid hospitalisations this winter could have been averted if the country had matched the vaccination coverage of leading European countries"
ft.com/content/03aa46… by @mroliverbarnes @jburnmurdoch @JamieSmythF

US lagging European peers by vaccine doses and boosters, especially notable in age 60+

"On December 20, 30% of people in the US over-65 had gone six months since receiving a second dose, compared with just 2% in Portugal; 5 per cent in England; and 7% in Denmark."
Graphic that shows differences in vaccination waning for US vs England, Denmark and Portugal, age 60+

Comments from @PeterHotez and me

A huge difference

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