Reference:
Rancourt, D. G., Baudin, M., & Mercier, J. (2022). COVID-Period Mass Vaccination Campaign and Public Health Disaster in the USA: From age/state-resolved all-cause mortality
by time, age-resolved vaccine delivery by time, and socio-geo-economic data. Preprint. Retrieved from https://www.medrxiv.org/
Summary:
This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on all-cause mortality in the USA. By analysing data from March 2020 to February 2022, the authors found no reduction in all-cause mortality attributable to vaccination. Instead, excess mortality remained significantly correlated with socio-economic factors like poverty. The study highlights that young adults experienced a disproportionate increase in mortality during the vaccination period, contradicting the expectation that vaccines would primarily protect the most vulnerable. The authors argue that the vaccination campaign did not justify its implementation based on mortality outcomes, suggesting that other factors, such as socio-economic stressors, played a more significant role in the observed mortality patterns.