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    Effects of COVID-19 Vaccination Timing and Risk Prioritization on Mortality Rates, United States
    (Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021-05) Wang, Xutong; Du, Zhanwei; Johnson, Kaitlyn E.; Pasco, Remy; Fox, Spencer J.; Lachmann, Michael; McLellan, Jason S.; Meyers, Lauren Ancel
    During rollout of coronavirus disease vaccination, policymakers have faced critical trade-offs. Using a mathematical model of transmission, we found that timing of vaccination rollout would be expected to have a substantially greater effect on mortality rate than risk-based prioritization and uptake and that prioritizing first doses over second doses may be lifesaving.