Commonwealth Fund academics' claims on COVID vaccine impact in US challenged

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 27

A news article disputes the Commonwealth Fund study's assertion that COVID vaccines prevented 120 million cases, 18.5 million hospitalizations, and 3.2 million deaths in the US from December 2020 to November 2022.
The article argues these figures are implausible, citing CDC and WHO data showing far lower US and global COVID death tolls and questioning the modeling assumptions behind the study's estimates.
It criticizes the reliance on models with predetermined outcomes, highlighting broader concerns about public trust in health authorities and the influence of political and ideological motivations in pandemic-related research.

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