A Report Card on Prevention Efforts of COVID-19 Deaths in US.

Ramalingam Shanmugam, Lawrence Fulton, Zo Ramamonjiarivelo, José Betancourt, Brad Beauvais, Clemens Scott Kruse, Matthew S Brooks

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ramalingam ShanmugamSchool of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3388-1014

Lawrence FultonSchool of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8603-1913

Zo RamamonjiariveloSchool of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.

José BetancourtSchool of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0146-8476

Brad BeauvaisSchool of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3085-5379

Clemens Scott KruseSchool of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7636-1086

Matthew S BrooksSchool of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 (otherwise known as coronavirus disease 2019) is a life-threatening pandemic that has been combatted in various ways by the government, public health officials, and health care providers. These interventions have been met with varying levels of success. Ultimately, we question if the preventive efforts have reduced COVID-19 deaths in the United States. To address this question, we analyze data pertaining to COVID-19 deaths drawn from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For this purpose, we employ

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PMID34574949

DOI10.3390/healthcare9091175

PMCPMC8466456

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