Higher vaccination rates predict reduction in SARS-CoV-2 transmission across the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) began proliferating widely throughout the world in late 2019/early 2020, creating a global pandemic and health crisis. Although vaccines became available to the public approximately 1 year after the onset of the pandemic, there still remains much hesitancy surrounding vaccination. One key concern comes from reports of breakthrough infections among the vaccinated that show comparable levels of peak viral load as the unvaccinated, calling into question the ability of vaccines to prevent transmission. Therefore young, healthy individuals who are at low risk of serious complications themselves have little incentive to receive a vaccine that they are not convinced will protect others around them. To address this im

SUBMITTER: Au J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938221 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature