IMPACT OF COVID-19 VACCINATION ON MORTALITY RATE - LESSONS FROM THE WORLD

Abstract

The acute respiratory disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been a pandemic, causing severe consequences on mental and physical health and all aspects of society. Countries around the world have been issuing and updating policies and recommendations to minimize the potential of the infection. To evaluate the correlation between countries' policies and epidemiological factors, the study used primary and secondary data from five countries including, the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, India, and Singapore. Based on correlation analysis and visualization using heatmap graphs, the research showed a relationship between vaccination and epidemiological factors affecting new infections and mortality, then related to the vaccination program and the proposal for the post-lockdown process, opening the economy in Vietnam