evidence: There is no increased risk for mortality among COVID-19 vaccine recipients. This finding reinforces the safety profile of currently approved COVID-19 vaccines in the United States. All persons aged ≥12 years should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. [...] 1Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California; 2CDC COVID-19 Response Team; 3HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 4Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, Colorado; 5Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California; 6Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, Wisconsin; 7Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon; 8Immunization Safety Office, CDC. [...] Health and Human Services.