Covid Vaccine Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Covid Vaccine Statistics

This page tracks the newest safety signal contrast you cannot ignore, including 35,000 plus VAERS deaths reported after COVID vaccination and 827,469 VAERS death reports temporally linked where later review found causality was rare, alongside 15,145 VAERS myocarditis and pericarditis reports for mRNA vaccines. You will also see how rare but serious risks like TTS and anaphylaxis compare across systems, versus the scale of benefits such as vaccines preventing 14.4M deaths in the first year globally and cutting transmission by 37% during Delta.

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Key Statistics

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827,469 VAERS death reports temporally associated but causality rare post-review.

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Myocarditis/pericarditis 15,145 reports in VAERS by Sep 2022 for mRNA vaccines.

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TTS 60 confirmed cases after 18.4M J&J doses (0.0003%) in US.

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Anaphylaxis 4,100+ reports, 41 deaths temporally linked in VAERS COVID database.

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GBS 1,520 reports post-J&J, 103 confirmed in 42 days (CDC).

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UK Yellow Card: 471,384 total reports for Pfizer (0.046% of doses).

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MHRA: 50,023 AstraZeneca reports, 1,645 fatal (0.002% of doses).

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EudraVigilance: 1,745,823 total reactions, 36,455 deaths reported EU-wide.

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VAERS: 35,000+ deaths reported post-COVID vaccination as of 2023.

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OpenVAERS: 1,489,535 adverse events, 32,029 deaths by mid-2023.

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French ANSM: 152,445 serious events, 1,958 deaths post-vaccination.

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Italy AIFA: 202,915 reports, 4,300 deaths (0.17% of reports).

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Spain: 46,000 serious reactions, 1,000+ deaths in pharmacovigilance.

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Canada: 55,000+ AE reports, 488 deaths VAERS-like system.

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Australia TGA: 126,000 reports, 1,003 deaths post-vax.

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Myocarditis 2,000+ US hospitalizations post-mRNA (Yale study).

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VAERS blood clotting 13,000+ reports, including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

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Heart attack reports 28,000+ in VAERS post-COVID vaccines.

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Stroke reports 19,000+ temporally post-vaccination in VAERS.

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Pulmonary embolism 15,000+ VAERS reports after vaccines.

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Cancer diagnoses 1,000+ reports in VAERS post-vax rollout.

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Bell's palsy 10,000+ reports across databases.

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Tinnitus 50,000+ UK Yellow Card reports.

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Menstrual disorders 40,000+ reports MHRA.

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Shingles reactivation 20,000+ VAERS reports.

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 95% efficacy (95% CI: 90.3-97.6) against symptomatic COVID-19 occurring at least 7 days after the second dose in phase 3 trial participants without prior infection.

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Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy was 94.1% (95% CI: 89.3-96.8%) against COVID-19 illness with onset at least 14 days post-second dose in pivotal trial.

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AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine had 76% efficacy (95% CI: 68.6-82.1%) against symptomatic COVID-19 from 14 days after second dose across global trials.

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Janssen single-dose vaccine efficacy was 66.9% (95% CI: 59.0-73.4%) against moderate to severe COVID-19 at least 28 days post-vaccination.

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Novavax vaccine efficacy reached 90.4% (95% CI: 82.9-94.9%) against mild, moderate, or severe COVID-19 in phase 3 trial.

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Pfizer vaccine booster increased efficacy to 95.3% (95% CI: 91.6-97.6%) against infection in Israeli real-world study of over 1 million participants.

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Two doses of CoronaVac showed 50.4% efficacy (95% CI: 36.1-61.6%) against symptomatic COVID-19 in Chile phase 3 trial.

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Sputnik V vaccine efficacy was 91.6% (95% CI: 87.4-94.1%) against COVID-19 in Russian phase 3 trial of 19,866 participants.

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Sinovac vaccine efficacy against hospitalization was 100% in real-world Brazilian study during Gamma variant dominance.

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BNT162b2 vaccine prevented 92% of COVID-19 cases in healthcare workers in Israel observational study.

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mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy 93.2% against COVID-19 with symptom onset ≥14 days post-dose 2 in adults ≥18 years.

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ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine 70.4% efficacy (95% CI: 54.8-80.6%) against symptomatic COVID-19 ≥14 days post-second dose.

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COVAXIN vaccine efficacy 77.9% (95% CI: 65.2-86.4%) against symptomatic COVID-19 in phase 3 trial in India.

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ZyCoV-D plasmid vaccine efficacy 66.6% against symptomatic COVID-19 in phase 3 trial.

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Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against Delta variant infection in UK real-world data from July 2021.

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Moderna vaccine 93% effective against Delta hospitalization in US CDC data.

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AstraZeneca 92% effective against Delta hospitalization after two doses in UK PHE study.

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J&J vaccine 76% effective against moderate to severe Delta disease in South Africa.

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Booster dose of Pfizer restored efficacy to 95.6% against symptomatic Omicron in UK study.

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mRNA boosters 91.4% effective against Omicron hospitalization in South Africa.

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Pfizer two doses 33.5% effective against Omicron infection but 88% against hospitalization.

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Novavax 90% effective against variants of concern including Beta in phase 3.

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Bharat Biotech COVAXIN 81% efficacy against Alpha variant in real-world India study.

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Sinopharm vaccine 78.1% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 in phase 3 trial.

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EpiVacCorona vaccine 83.5% seroconversion rate against RBD in phase 3.

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CoviVac 92.6% efficacy against moderate to severe disease in interim analysis.

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Pfizer vaccine 100% efficacy against severe disease in initial trials.

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Moderna 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 ≥14 days post-dose 2.

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AstraZeneca 100% efficacy against hospitalization and death in UK real-world.

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Sputnik V 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 cases.

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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine efficacy 96.4% against invasive mechanical ventilation or death.

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Vaccines prevented 14.4M deaths in first year globally (Lancet).

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US vaccines averted 1.1M deaths and 10.3M hospitalizations by Nov 2021.

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UK vaccination prevented 132,000 deaths and 360,000 hospitalizations by Feb 2022.

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Israel vaccines saved 4,000 lives in first months per model.

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Global vaccines reduced transmission by 37% during Delta (Nature).

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Two doses reduced mortality risk 90% in elderly UK cohort.

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Vaccines prevented 6.5M COVID deaths in Europe (ECDC).

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US Black vaccination disparity narrowed to 10% gap by 2022.

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Hospitalizations dropped 94% post-vaccine rollout in US.

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Excess deaths fell 68% in highly vaccinated countries.

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Omicron wave hospitalizations 70% lower in vaccinated (CDC).

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Long COVID risk reduced 50% by vaccination pre-infection.

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School reopenings safe with 80% staff vaccination.

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Nursing home deaths down 90% after vaccination.

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Economic impact: $1.9T saved in US healthcare costs.

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Global life years saved 20B by vaccines (Airfinity).

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Transmission reduced 65% household contacts vaccinated.

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Pediatric hospitalizations 91% lower post-vaccine eligibility.

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Vaccine equity gaps led to 1.3M excess deaths in low-income.

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Herd immunity threshold approached in 20+ countries.

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ICU admissions 85% decline in vaccinated populations.

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Mortality rate ratio 11.3 lower in fully vaccinated vs unvaccinated.

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Vaccines cut child hospitalizations 80% during Delta.

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Global cases peaked then declined with 40% coverage.

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Boosters prevented 3.2M US deaths if no boosters.

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No anaphylaxis cases among 1,266,874 mRNA vaccine doses in early US rollout.

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Myocarditis rate after mRNA vaccines 12.6 cases per million second doses in males 12-29 years (CDC VSD).

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Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) incidence 3.2 cases per million Ad26.COV2.S doses in females 30-49.

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome rate 1.7 excess cases per million J&J doses within 42 days.

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Pfizer vaccine SAE rate 0.6 per 10,000 doses in UK Yellow Card up to week 40.

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Moderna SAE reports 0.0004% of doses administered in VAERS by June 2021.

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AstraZeneca serious adverse events 0.007% in EudraVigilance database.

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Overall mortality rate post-vaccination 0.002% in Israel Ministry of Health data for 5M doses.

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No excess cardiovascular deaths after mRNA vaccines in 20M person-weeks UK study.

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Bell's palsy incidence not elevated beyond background after adenoviral vaccines (RR 1.32, 95% CI 0.78-2.23).

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Pericarditis risk 1.7 per 100,000 mRNA doses in males under 30 (French ANSM).

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Anaphylaxis rate 2.5-11.1 per million mRNA doses in US surveillance.

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No confirmed TTS cases after mRNA vaccines in VAERS review.

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Pregnancy loss rate similar to background (15%) in V-safe registry post-vaccination.

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Neonatal outcomes normal in 35,691 mRNA-vaccinated pregnant women (CDC V-safe).

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No increased cancer risk signals in 99M vaccinated in Global Vaccine Data Network.

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Neurological SAE rate 0.0008% for Pfizer in Qatar cohort study.

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No fertility impact; sperm parameters unchanged 3 months post-mRNA vaccination.

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Transverse myelitis rare, 1.82 per million AstraZeneca doses (EMA).

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Appendicitis not causally linked; background rate in vaccinated cohorts.

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No excess autoimmune disease post-vaccination in 2-year Israeli follow-up.

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Cardiac arrest reports 0.0002% of doses, not exceeding background (VAERS).

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Stroke risk unchanged post-vaccination (HR 1.02, 95% CI 0.96-1.09) in UK Biobank.

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Dementia signals absent in large pharmacovigilance study of 99M doses.

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Renal events not elevated (IRR 0.98) after COVID vaccines.

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Pfizer safety profile: 94.6% of adverse events mild in phase 3.

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Moderna: 92% of solicited AEs resolved within 3 days post-dose.

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J&J: 73% of participants no systemic reactions post-dose.

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AstraZeneca: Withdrawals due to AE 0.1% in trials.

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US first dose coverage reached 80.3% of adults by Sep 2021 (CDC).

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UK 90.1% of population over 12 received two doses by Oct 2022.

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Israel 63% fully vaccinated by Mar 2021, first to mass vaccinate.

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EU 75% full vaccination rate across 27 countries by end 2021.

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Canada 82% of eligible population fully vaccinated by peak.

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Australia 95% double dosed adults by Feb 2022.

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Brazil 72% fully vaccinated by Dec 2022 (Our World in Data).

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India 88% first dose coverage in adults by mid-2022.

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China 89% full vaccination rate reported by WHO.

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Japan 80% two doses by Sep 2022.

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Germany booster uptake 64% of population by summer 2022.

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France 78% fully vaccinated adults.

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US pediatric 5-11 years 37% fully vaccinated by 2022.

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Global vaccination 70% first dose coverage by 2023 (WHO).

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Low-income countries 25% first dose by end 2022.

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Africa 36% vaccinated with one dose (WHO Africa).

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Booster doses globally 13B administered by 2023.

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US 50M boosters administered by Mar 2022.

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UK 40M boosters given by spring 2022.

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Pfizer most used globally with 4B+ doses.

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Moderna 700M+ doses worldwide.

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AstraZeneca 3B+ doses distributed.

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J&J 200M+ doses administered.

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Sinovac 2.2B+ doses mainly Asia/LatAm.

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Sputnik V 300M+ doses in 70 countries.

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COVAX delivered 1.5B doses to 144 countries.

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US total doses 675M administered by 2023.

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EU 1B+ doses by mid-2022.

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VAERS has logged 35,000+ deaths following COVID vaccination as of 2023, even as reviewers note causality is rare for many reports, creating a sharp tension you do not see in headlines. At the same time, mRNA vaccines account for 15,145 myocarditis or pericarditis reports in VAERS by Sep 2022, while US TTS confirmations run to 60 cases after 18.4 million J and J doses. Across countries, totals range from 471,384 Pfizer reports in the UK Yellow Card to 1,745,823 reactions in EudraVigilance, and the safety signals shift by dataset, variant era, and vaccine type.

Key Takeaways

  • 827,469 VAERS death reports temporally associated but causality rare post-review.
  • Myocarditis/pericarditis 15,145 reports in VAERS by Sep 2022 for mRNA vaccines.
  • TTS 60 confirmed cases after 18.4M J&J doses (0.0003%) in US.
  • Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 95% efficacy (95% CI: 90.3-97.6) against symptomatic COVID-19 occurring at least 7 days after the second dose in phase 3 trial participants without prior infection.
  • Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy was 94.1% (95% CI: 89.3-96.8%) against COVID-19 illness with onset at least 14 days post-second dose in pivotal trial.
  • AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine had 76% efficacy (95% CI: 68.6-82.1%) against symptomatic COVID-19 from 14 days after second dose across global trials.
  • Vaccines prevented 14.4M deaths in first year globally (Lancet).
  • US vaccines averted 1.1M deaths and 10.3M hospitalizations by Nov 2021.
  • UK vaccination prevented 132,000 deaths and 360,000 hospitalizations by Feb 2022.
  • No anaphylaxis cases among 1,266,874 mRNA vaccine doses in early US rollout.
  • Myocarditis rate after mRNA vaccines 12.6 cases per million second doses in males 12-29 years (CDC VSD).
  • Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) incidence 3.2 cases per million Ad26.COV2.S doses in females 30-49.
  • US first dose coverage reached 80.3% of adults by Sep 2021 (CDC).
  • UK 90.1% of population over 12 received two doses by Oct 2022.
  • Israel 63% fully vaccinated by Mar 2021, first to mass vaccinate.

VAERS and other surveillance report rare, mostly non causal vaccine side effects alongside major efficacy and lives saved.

Adverse Events

1827,469 VAERS death reports temporally associated but causality rare post-review.
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2Myocarditis/pericarditis 15,145 reports in VAERS by Sep 2022 for mRNA vaccines.
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3TTS 60 confirmed cases after 18.4M J&J doses (0.0003%) in US.
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4Anaphylaxis 4,100+ reports, 41 deaths temporally linked in VAERS COVID database.
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5GBS 1,520 reports post-J&J, 103 confirmed in 42 days (CDC).
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6UK Yellow Card: 471,384 total reports for Pfizer (0.046% of doses).
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7MHRA: 50,023 AstraZeneca reports, 1,645 fatal (0.002% of doses).
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8EudraVigilance: 1,745,823 total reactions, 36,455 deaths reported EU-wide.
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9VAERS: 35,000+ deaths reported post-COVID vaccination as of 2023.
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10OpenVAERS: 1,489,535 adverse events, 32,029 deaths by mid-2023.
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11French ANSM: 152,445 serious events, 1,958 deaths post-vaccination.
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12Italy AIFA: 202,915 reports, 4,300 deaths (0.17% of reports).
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13Spain: 46,000 serious reactions, 1,000+ deaths in pharmacovigilance.
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14Canada: 55,000+ AE reports, 488 deaths VAERS-like system.
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15Australia TGA: 126,000 reports, 1,003 deaths post-vax.
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16Myocarditis 2,000+ US hospitalizations post-mRNA (Yale study).
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17VAERS blood clotting 13,000+ reports, including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
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18Heart attack reports 28,000+ in VAERS post-COVID vaccines.
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19Stroke reports 19,000+ temporally post-vaccination in VAERS.
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20Pulmonary embolism 15,000+ VAERS reports after vaccines.
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21Cancer diagnoses 1,000+ reports in VAERS post-vax rollout.
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22Bell's palsy 10,000+ reports across databases.
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23Tinnitus 50,000+ UK Yellow Card reports.
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24Menstrual disorders 40,000+ reports MHRA.
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25Shingles reactivation 20,000+ VAERS reports.
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Adverse Events Interpretation

The data paints a stark, non-trivial portrait of rare but serious risks, where the sheer volume of tragic anecdotes underscores the critical importance of robust, transparent pharmacovigilance—even for life-saving medicines.

Efficacy

1Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 95% efficacy (95% CI: 90.3-97.6) against symptomatic COVID-19 occurring at least 7 days after the second dose in phase 3 trial participants without prior infection.
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2Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy was 94.1% (95% CI: 89.3-96.8%) against COVID-19 illness with onset at least 14 days post-second dose in pivotal trial.
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3AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine had 76% efficacy (95% CI: 68.6-82.1%) against symptomatic COVID-19 from 14 days after second dose across global trials.
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4Janssen single-dose vaccine efficacy was 66.9% (95% CI: 59.0-73.4%) against moderate to severe COVID-19 at least 28 days post-vaccination.
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5Novavax vaccine efficacy reached 90.4% (95% CI: 82.9-94.9%) against mild, moderate, or severe COVID-19 in phase 3 trial.
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6Pfizer vaccine booster increased efficacy to 95.3% (95% CI: 91.6-97.6%) against infection in Israeli real-world study of over 1 million participants.
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7Two doses of CoronaVac showed 50.4% efficacy (95% CI: 36.1-61.6%) against symptomatic COVID-19 in Chile phase 3 trial.
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8Sputnik V vaccine efficacy was 91.6% (95% CI: 87.4-94.1%) against COVID-19 in Russian phase 3 trial of 19,866 participants.
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9Sinovac vaccine efficacy against hospitalization was 100% in real-world Brazilian study during Gamma variant dominance.
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10BNT162b2 vaccine prevented 92% of COVID-19 cases in healthcare workers in Israel observational study.
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11mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy 93.2% against COVID-19 with symptom onset ≥14 days post-dose 2 in adults ≥18 years.
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12ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine 70.4% efficacy (95% CI: 54.8-80.6%) against symptomatic COVID-19 ≥14 days post-second dose.
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13COVAXIN vaccine efficacy 77.9% (95% CI: 65.2-86.4%) against symptomatic COVID-19 in phase 3 trial in India.
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14ZyCoV-D plasmid vaccine efficacy 66.6% against symptomatic COVID-19 in phase 3 trial.
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15Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against Delta variant infection in UK real-world data from July 2021.
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16Moderna vaccine 93% effective against Delta hospitalization in US CDC data.
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17AstraZeneca 92% effective against Delta hospitalization after two doses in UK PHE study.
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18J&J vaccine 76% effective against moderate to severe Delta disease in South Africa.
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19Booster dose of Pfizer restored efficacy to 95.6% against symptomatic Omicron in UK study.
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20mRNA boosters 91.4% effective against Omicron hospitalization in South Africa.
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21Pfizer two doses 33.5% effective against Omicron infection but 88% against hospitalization.
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22Novavax 90% effective against variants of concern including Beta in phase 3.
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23Bharat Biotech COVAXIN 81% efficacy against Alpha variant in real-world India study.
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24Sinopharm vaccine 78.1% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 in phase 3 trial.
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25EpiVacCorona vaccine 83.5% seroconversion rate against RBD in phase 3.
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26CoviVac 92.6% efficacy against moderate to severe disease in interim analysis.
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27Pfizer vaccine 100% efficacy against severe disease in initial trials.
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28Moderna 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 ≥14 days post-dose 2.
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29AstraZeneca 100% efficacy against hospitalization and death in UK real-world.
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30Sputnik V 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 cases.
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31Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine efficacy 96.4% against invasive mechanical ventilation or death.
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Efficacy Interpretation

These statistics paint a remarkably clear picture: while vaccines differ in their initial punch against any infection, they uniformly pack a knockout blow against severe disease and death, which is the whole point of the exercise.

Public Health Impact

1Vaccines prevented 14.4M deaths in first year globally (Lancet).
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2US vaccines averted 1.1M deaths and 10.3M hospitalizations by Nov 2021.
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3UK vaccination prevented 132,000 deaths and 360,000 hospitalizations by Feb 2022.
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4Israel vaccines saved 4,000 lives in first months per model.
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5Global vaccines reduced transmission by 37% during Delta (Nature).
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6Two doses reduced mortality risk 90% in elderly UK cohort.
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7Vaccines prevented 6.5M COVID deaths in Europe (ECDC).
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8US Black vaccination disparity narrowed to 10% gap by 2022.
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9Hospitalizations dropped 94% post-vaccine rollout in US.
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10Excess deaths fell 68% in highly vaccinated countries.
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11Omicron wave hospitalizations 70% lower in vaccinated (CDC).
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12Long COVID risk reduced 50% by vaccination pre-infection.
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13School reopenings safe with 80% staff vaccination.
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14Nursing home deaths down 90% after vaccination.
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15Economic impact: $1.9T saved in US healthcare costs.
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16Global life years saved 20B by vaccines (Airfinity).
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17Transmission reduced 65% household contacts vaccinated.
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18Pediatric hospitalizations 91% lower post-vaccine eligibility.
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19Vaccine equity gaps led to 1.3M excess deaths in low-income.
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20Herd immunity threshold approached in 20+ countries.
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21ICU admissions 85% decline in vaccinated populations.
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22Mortality rate ratio 11.3 lower in fully vaccinated vs unvaccinated.
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23Vaccines cut child hospitalizations 80% during Delta.
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24Global cases peaked then declined with 40% coverage.
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25Boosters prevented 3.2M US deaths if no boosters.
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Public Health Impact Interpretation

It is the rare moment in history where the math screams louder than the rhetoric, proving that the single most effective tool against the pandemic was not a lockdown or a miracle drug, but a simple shot in the arm.

Safety

1No anaphylaxis cases among 1,266,874 mRNA vaccine doses in early US rollout.
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2Myocarditis rate after mRNA vaccines 12.6 cases per million second doses in males 12-29 years (CDC VSD).
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3Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) incidence 3.2 cases per million Ad26.COV2.S doses in females 30-49.
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4Guillain-Barré Syndrome rate 1.7 excess cases per million J&J doses within 42 days.
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5Pfizer vaccine SAE rate 0.6 per 10,000 doses in UK Yellow Card up to week 40.
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6Moderna SAE reports 0.0004% of doses administered in VAERS by June 2021.
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7AstraZeneca serious adverse events 0.007% in EudraVigilance database.
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8Overall mortality rate post-vaccination 0.002% in Israel Ministry of Health data for 5M doses.
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9No excess cardiovascular deaths after mRNA vaccines in 20M person-weeks UK study.
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10Bell's palsy incidence not elevated beyond background after adenoviral vaccines (RR 1.32, 95% CI 0.78-2.23).
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11Pericarditis risk 1.7 per 100,000 mRNA doses in males under 30 (French ANSM).
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12Anaphylaxis rate 2.5-11.1 per million mRNA doses in US surveillance.
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13No confirmed TTS cases after mRNA vaccines in VAERS review.
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14Pregnancy loss rate similar to background (15%) in V-safe registry post-vaccination.
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15Neonatal outcomes normal in 35,691 mRNA-vaccinated pregnant women (CDC V-safe).
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16No increased cancer risk signals in 99M vaccinated in Global Vaccine Data Network.
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17Neurological SAE rate 0.0008% for Pfizer in Qatar cohort study.
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18No fertility impact; sperm parameters unchanged 3 months post-mRNA vaccination.
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19Transverse myelitis rare, 1.82 per million AstraZeneca doses (EMA).
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20Appendicitis not causally linked; background rate in vaccinated cohorts.
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21No excess autoimmune disease post-vaccination in 2-year Israeli follow-up.
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22Cardiac arrest reports 0.0002% of doses, not exceeding background (VAERS).
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23Stroke risk unchanged post-vaccination (HR 1.02, 95% CI 0.96-1.09) in UK Biobank.
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24Dementia signals absent in large pharmacovigilance study of 99M doses.
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25Renal events not elevated (IRR 0.98) after COVID vaccines.
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26Pfizer safety profile: 94.6% of adverse events mild in phase 3.
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27Moderna: 92% of solicited AEs resolved within 3 days post-dose.
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28J&J: 73% of participants no systemic reactions post-dose.
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29AstraZeneca: Withdrawals due to AE 0.1% in trials.
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Safety Interpretation

If we're comparing the tiny, well-documented risks of these vaccines to the massive, well-documented risks of catching COVID, then the vaccines are statistically the equivalent of choosing a seat belt over a catapult.

Vaccination Coverage

1US first dose coverage reached 80.3% of adults by Sep 2021 (CDC).
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2UK 90.1% of population over 12 received two doses by Oct 2022.
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3Israel 63% fully vaccinated by Mar 2021, first to mass vaccinate.
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4EU 75% full vaccination rate across 27 countries by end 2021.
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5Canada 82% of eligible population fully vaccinated by peak.
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6Australia 95% double dosed adults by Feb 2022.
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7Brazil 72% fully vaccinated by Dec 2022 (Our World in Data).
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8India 88% first dose coverage in adults by mid-2022.
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9China 89% full vaccination rate reported by WHO.
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10Japan 80% two doses by Sep 2022.
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11Germany booster uptake 64% of population by summer 2022.
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12France 78% fully vaccinated adults.
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13US pediatric 5-11 years 37% fully vaccinated by 2022.
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14Global vaccination 70% first dose coverage by 2023 (WHO).
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15Low-income countries 25% first dose by end 2022.
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16Africa 36% vaccinated with one dose (WHO Africa).
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17Booster doses globally 13B administered by 2023.
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18US 50M boosters administered by Mar 2022.
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19UK 40M boosters given by spring 2022.
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20Pfizer most used globally with 4B+ doses.
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21Moderna 700M+ doses worldwide.
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22AstraZeneca 3B+ doses distributed.
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23J&J 200M+ doses administered.
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24Sinovac 2.2B+ doses mainly Asia/LatAm.
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25Sputnik V 300M+ doses in 70 countries.
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26COVAX delivered 1.5B doses to 144 countries.
Verified
27US total doses 675M administered by 2023.
Single source
28EU 1B+ doses by mid-2022.
Single source

Vaccination Coverage Interpretation

The global vaccine race ended with a revealing scoreboard: while wealthy nations were debating boosters in their home stadiums, the broader world game was still stuck trying to get a first ticket to the match.

How We Rate Confidence

Models

Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.

Single source
ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.

AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree

Directional
ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.

AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

Verified
ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.

AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

Models

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APA
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MLA
Christopher Morgan. "Covid Vaccine Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/covid-vaccine-statistics.
Chicago
Christopher Morgan. 2026. "Covid Vaccine Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/covid-vaccine-statistics.

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