Research was recently published regarding the impact of the vaccination campaign in Chile (Direct impact of Covid-19 vaccination in Chile). Those who revealed that Covid-19 vaccines prevented the death of 75,968 people.
The study was carried out by researchers from Mathematical Modeling Center (CMM) and the doctor Mauricio Canalsfrom the School of Public Health of the University of Chile, who observed an important mitigation of the disease due to vaccination campaigns.
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In summary, the report estimates that, during the 2021 and 2022 campaigns, vaccination prevented 1,030,648 cases, 268,784 hospitalizations, 85,830 admissions to Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 75,968 deaths related to Covid-19 in people aged 16 years or older.
About, Antoine Braultdoctor in Mathematics from the Paul Sabatier Toulouse III University and part of the research team, explained that during the Covid pandemic, “Chile was one of the first countries in the world to vaccinate massively to its population”.
The fundamental key of the campaign is due to the speed of action, this in terms of the purchase of vaccines and the high coverage it achieved, since At the end of 2021, 84% of the population had been vaccinated with at least one dose, reports Third.
“Chile has a vaccination culture”
Another factor that played in its favor, in his opinion, is the vaccination culture in the country: “Chile has had a vaccination culture since the mandatory vaccination law. As soon as the State requested it, people quickly got vaccinated and achieved very high coverage.”
