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2024-05-15 17:26:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B0FB52394AF31EC521E78E2E725EF99AF1669B715E7300D8B489DF8D4DDC629B
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The authors of this study did not say that social distancing alone saved 800,000 lived. They stated that "the combination of behaviorally-driven transmission reduction and vaccination resulted in roughly 800,000 lives saved" https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2_Atkeson-Kissler_unembargoed.pdf
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