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2024-05-15 18:34:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EE3BE3DFB46FB25DDD3146673892C54E3923A1CF28F9A579268BAB6D02B66438
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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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