Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to COVID-19 in Scotland, 2020.

Grant M A WyperEilidh FletcherIan GrantGerry McCartneyColin FischbacherOliver HardingHannah JonesMaria Teresa de Haro MoroNiko SpeybroeckBrecht DevleesschauwerDiane L Stockton

Published in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2022)

The direct population health impact of COVID-19 has been very substantial. Despite unprecedented mitigation efforts, COVID-19 developed from a single identified case in early 2020 to a condition with an impact in Scotland second only to ischaemic heart disease. Periodic estimation of DALYs during 2021, and beyond, will provide indications of the impact of DALYs averted due to the national rollout of the vaccination programme and other continued mitigation efforts, although new variants may pose significant challenges.

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