MPIDR Technical Report

Additional information for the analysis of optimal vaccination age across countries

Pifarré i Arolas, H., Acosta, E., Myrskylä, M.
MPIDR Technical Report TR-2021-001, 4 pages.
Rostock, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (May 2021)
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Abstract

Methods and data sources for the manuscript “Optimal vaccination age varies across countries”, which elaborates on the findings by Goldstein, Cassidy, and Wachter (henceforth GCW) "Vaccinating the oldest against covid-19 saves both the most lives and most years of life."

Keywords: Global, epidemics, vaccination
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