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. 2021 Apr 13;118(15):e2103700118.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2103700118.

Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination by age

Marcia C Castro  1 , Burton Singer  2
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Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination by age

Marcia C Castro et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The authors declare no competing interest.

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Age-specific mortality rates and years saved considering (A) a hypothetical vaccination (protective efficacy of 90%) against COVID-19 in Brazil and in Amazonas state, and (B) an alternative scenario of vaccination against COVID-19 in Brazil with progressive declining efficacy starting at 45 y of age.
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