Analysis & Opinions - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Positive Impact of COVID19 Vaccines at the Individual and Population Level
The United States has entered a new phase of the COVID19 pandemic where cases are decreasing, and vaccination rates are increasing. Vaccines not only benefit the individual who has gotten vaccinated by decreasing their chances of getting infected, experiencing disease and death but also benefits the population at large by creating more “viral dead ends.”
This two-level benefit is further broken down in the table below to display the positive impact of the FDA emergency authorized COVID19 vaccine. As more people get vaccinated, we will not only see improvements individually, but its impact collectively, at the population level, with decreasing cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
In the end, we need more people vaccinated to build community immunity. Every vaccination counts!
For more information on this publication:
Belfer Communications Office
For Academic Citation:
Madad, Syra and Katelyn Jetelina.“Positive Impact of COVID19 Vaccines at the Individual and Population Level.” Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, May 20, 2021.
The Authors
Katelyn Jetelina
- Assistant Professor at UTHealth; Author of Your Local Epidemiologist
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
Recommended
Magazine Article
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Pulse Magazine
Arctic Emergency Medicine: Navigating the Intersection of Climate and Health in Rural Alaska
Analysis & Opinions
- The Atlantic
Every Emergency Needs to End, Even COVID-19
Analysis & Opinions
- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
2022 Uganda Ebola Outbreak: Select Lessons Learned
In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Paper
- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Attacking Artificial Intelligence: AI’s Security Vulnerability and What Policymakers Can Do About It
Blog Post
- Iran Matters
U.S.-Led Regime Change is not the Path
Analysis & Opinions
- New Straits Times
Gorbachev and the End of the Cold War
The United States has entered a new phase of the COVID19 pandemic where cases are decreasing, and vaccination rates are increasing. Vaccines not only benefit the individual who has gotten vaccinated by decreasing their chances of getting infected, experiencing disease and death but also benefits the population at large by creating more “viral dead ends.”
This two-level benefit is further broken down in the table below to display the positive impact of the FDA emergency authorized COVID19 vaccine. As more people get vaccinated, we will not only see improvements individually, but its impact collectively, at the population level, with decreasing cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
In the end, we need more people vaccinated to build community immunity. Every vaccination counts!
The Authors
Katelyn Jetelina
- Assistant Professor at UTHealth; Author of Your Local Epidemiologist
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
Recommended
Magazine Article - Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Pulse Magazine
Arctic Emergency Medicine: Navigating the Intersection of Climate and Health in Rural Alaska
Analysis & Opinions - The Atlantic
Every Emergency Needs to End, Even COVID-19
Analysis & Opinions - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
2022 Uganda Ebola Outbreak: Select Lessons Learned
In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Attacking Artificial Intelligence: AI’s Security Vulnerability and What Policymakers Can Do About It
Blog Post - Iran Matters
U.S.-Led Regime Change is not the Path
Analysis & Opinions - New Straits Times
Gorbachev and the End of the Cold War
