"Missed Covid Vaccines Tied to Severe Disease Risk in UK Study"

A study published in The Lancet suggests that over 7,000 Covid-related hospital admissions and deaths in the UK during the summer of 2022 could have been prevented if the population had received the recommended number of vaccine doses. The research, which analyzed anonymized electronic health data for the entire UK population over the age of five, found that 44% of the population was under-vaccinated, with younger people being among the most likely to skip doses. The study highlights the importance of vaccine uptake in preventing severe Covid illness and suggests that similar health data analysis could be used to understand and address other diseases.