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. 2023 Feb 6;3(2):e0001378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001378

Table 4. Number of years of life saved in each race/ethnicity group by vaccinating 1,000 individuals, either allocating doses to individuals 65–74 (YSj) or to front-line workers (YFj).

Race/ethnicity YS j YF j Ratio Y
(95% uncertainty interval) (95% uncertainty interval) (95% uncertainty interval)
All races 6·53 (6·42; 6·65) 2·08 (2·04; 2·12) 3·14 (3·06; 3·23)
Non-Hispanic White 3·35 (3·26; 3·43) 0·62 (0·59; 0·64) 5·44 (5·21; 5·67)
Hispanic 1·43 (1·37; 1·48) 0·77 (0·74; 0·79) 1·85 (1·76; 1·95)
Non-Hispanic Black 1·36 (1·31; 1·41) 0·49 (0·47; 0·51) 2·77 (2·62; 2·93)
Non-Hispanic Asian 0·26 (0·24; 0·28) 0·094 (0·085; 0·102) 2·79 (2·45; 3·16)
Non-Hispanic 2+ races 0·03 (0·02; 0·04) 0·021 (0·017; 0·027) 1·29 (0·88; 1·82)
Non-Hispanic Native 0·10 (0·08; 0·11) 0·066 (0·058; 0·074) 1·45 (1·19; 1·75)
Non-Hispanic NHPI 0·018 (0·012; 0·024) 0·024 (0·019; 0·030) 0·73 (0·47; 1·07)

The ratio Y = YSjYFj shows the relative number of lives saved comparing the two policies. Results shown per race/ethnicity categories for the United States. "2+ races" stands for Two or more races, "Native" stands for American Indian or Alaska Native, and "NHPI" stands for Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.