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New Vaccine Study: Halve Deaths, Slash Lockdowns in Pandemics

10/3/2025

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A Nature Communications study by Imperial College London and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) finds broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccines could significantly reduce deaths and economic disruption in future pandemics.
Vaccinating high-risk populations could halve mortality and cut lockdown needs by over 60%.
Stockpiled vaccines could have averted 65% of COVID-19 deaths in its first year.

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A Nature Communications study by Imperial College London and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) finds broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccines could significantly reduce deaths and economic disruption in future pandemics.
Vaccinating high-risk populations could halve mortality and cut lockdown needs by over 60%.
Stockpiled vaccines could have averted 65% of COVID-19 deaths in its first year.