Omicron-specific coronavirus boosters could save 90K lives: Study
- The omicron-specific bivalent COVID-19 boosters could potentially prevent tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. and save billions of dollars in healthcare costs if a successful immunization campaign is carried out.
- New projections released by the Commonwealth Fund on Wednesday showed that roughly 90,000 deaths due to the coronavirus could be prevented if 80 percent of eligible people receive the updated booster by the end of this year.
- The projection included those as young as five, taking into account Pfizer’s recent application for authorization to administer its newest booster shot to younger children.
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Cases by State
| States | Confirmed | Deceased |
|---|---|---|
| California | 11,269,064 | 95,990 |
| Texas | 8,001,850 | 90,940 |
| Florida | 7,150,188 | 81,454 |
| New York | 6,134,290 | 71,856 |
| Illinois | 3,765,867 | 39,718 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,254,818 | 47,213 |
| North Carolina | 3,198,866 | 26,525 |
| Ohio | 3,143,746 | 39,856 |
| Georgia | 2,905,400 | 40,281 |
| Michigan | 2,836,167 | 38,624 |
| New Jersey | 2,746,256 | 34,754 |
| Tennessee | 2,339,630 | 27,818 |
| Arizona | 2,271,560 | 31,370 |
| Virginia | 2,092,294 | 21,904 |
| Massachusetts | 2,050,942 | 21,706 |
| Indiana | 1,921,993 | 24,708 |
| Wisconsin | 1,868,896 | 15,263 |
| Washington | 1,818,645 | 14,347 |
| South Carolina | 1,708,074 | 18,365 |
| Minnesota | 1,664,797 | 13,651 |
| Missouri | 1,659,135 | 21,711 |
| Colorado | 1,654,798 | 13,316 |
| Kentucky | 1,585,810 | 17,030 |
| Alabama | 1,522,135 | 20,422 |
| Louisiana | 1,455,900 | 18,072 |
| Maryland | 1,252,358 | 15,412 |
| Oklahoma | 1,198,836 | 16,906 |
| Utah | 1,038,416 | 5,021 |
| Arkansas | 952,123 | 12,181 |
| Mississippi | 927,465 | 12,912 |
| Connecticut | 898,338 | 11,365 |
| Oregon | 894,776 | 8,561 |
| Kansas | 879,001 | 9,555 |
| Iowa | 856,645 | 10,077 |
| Nevada | 847,332 | 11,501 |
| New Mexico | 619,238 | 8,570 |
| West Virginia | 601,520 | 7,436 |
| Nebraska | 537,466 | 4,542 |
| Idaho | 496,134 | 5,180 |
| Rhode Island | 425,461 | 3,669 |
| Hawaii | 355,959 | 1,686 |
| New Hampshire | 350,883 | 2,705 |
| Montana | 310,731 | 3,520 |
| Delaware | 309,189 | 3,111 |
| Alaska | 298,178 | 1,364 |
| Maine | 290,616 | 2,584 |
| North Dakota | 269,306 | 2,375 |
| South Dakota | 261,371 | 3,021 |
| Wyoming | 176,728 | 1,894 |
| Washington | 168,576 | 1,392 |
| Vermont | 142,443 | 719 |
| Puerto Rico | 107,158 | 1,272 |
| Guam | 7,106 | 118 |
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