Has vaccination alleviated the strain on hospitals due to COVID-19? A combined difference-in-difference and simulation approach

Table 4: Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on all-cause hospitalization days

	Number of hospitalization days				% Change
	Scenario 1) Without vaccination	Scenario 2) Full vaccine coverage	Scenario 3) Actual vaccine roll-out	Scenario 4) Alternative vaccine roll-out	Without vaccination vs. actual vaccine roll-out	Actual vaccine roll-out vs. alternative vaccine roll-out
Age 18-24	404	16	326	389	19	-19
Age 25-39	2 741	180	2 221	2 254	19	-1
Age 40-44	3 404	283	2 695	2 595	21	4
Age 45-64	18 518	1 438	13 471	12 004	27	11
Total	25 067	1 917	18 713	17 242	25	8

Number of simulated hospitalization days in the period of interest for different age groups in the four scenarios 1) without any vaccination in the period, 2) Full vaccine coverage in the whole period, 3) Actual vaccine roll-out, and 4) Alternative vaccine roll-out

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