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uly 26, 2024 US State Restrictions and Excess COVID-19 Pandemic Deaths Christopher J. Ruhm, PhD1,2 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e242006. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2006 Key Points Question How did state restrictions affect the number of excess COVID-19 pandemic deaths? Findings This cross-sectional analysis including all 50 US states plus the District of Columbia found that if all states had imposed COVID-19 restrictions similar to those used in the 10 most (least) restrictive states, excess deaths would have been an estimated 10% to 21% lower (13%-17% higher) than the 1.18 million that actually occurred during the 2-year period analyzed. Behavior changes were associated with 49% to 79% of this overall difference. Meaning These findings indicate that collectively, stringent COVID-19 restrictions were associated with substantial decreases in excess deaths during the pandemic.

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uly 26, 2024 US State Restrictions and Excess COVID-19 Pandemic Deaths Christopher J. Ruhm, PhD1,2 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(7):e242006. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2006 Key Points Question How did state restrictions affect the number of excess COVID-19 pandemic deaths? Findings This cross-sectional analysis including all 50 US states plus the District of Columbia found that if all states had imposed COVID-19 restrictions similar to those used in the 10 most (least) restrictive states, excess deaths would have been an estimated 10% to 21% lower (13%-17% higher) than the 1.18 million that actually occurred during the 2-year period analyzed. Behavior changes were associated with 49% to 79% of this overall difference. Meaning These findings indicate that collectively, stringent COVID-19 restrictions were associated with substantial decreases in excess deaths during the pandemic.
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A study in JAMA Health Forum found that mask and vaccine requirements were associated with significantly fewer excess deaths, and 447,000 lives would have been saved if states with weak COVID protections had stronger ones.
Study link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2821581

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