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Study: Vaccines helped reduce COVID-19 deaths in Oklahoma
by Associated Press
FILE - The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine to arrive in Tulsa, Okla., are given to frontline health care workers Tuesday, December 15, 2020. (Pool photo, Mike Simons/Tulsa World)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says coronavirus vaccinations have helped reduce COVID-19 infections by 7,500 and deaths by 1,100 among Oklahomans aged 65 and older.

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The study of Medicare recipients released Tuesday found each 10% increase in vaccination rates resulted in an 11-12% decline in weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths among Medicare beneficiaries.

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