COVID-19 Death Risk Is Much Lower For The Fully Vaccinated, Says Study
The data is proof that vaccinated people had less chance of dying from COVID-19 compared to the unvaccinated folk,
In case you were someone who was still hesitant about getting vaccinated amidst the pandemic, this study will surely be the eye-opener you need.
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Getting a COVID-19 vaccine considerably reduces the chances of dying due to the novel coronavirus, reveals a new study from England.
This is based on data from the UK¡¯s Office of National Statistics, based on the census and family doctor health records, which included 79 percent aged 10 or older living in England.
According to the data, 0.8 percent of deaths among fully vaccinated individuals were linked to COVID-19 between January and July. This included individuals who died 21 or more days post the second dose. Comparing this to unvaccinated individuals, the number was roughly 37 percent, as per the data.
Out of a total 57,263 fully vaccinated individuals in England who died at least 21 days after their second COVID-19 dose, from which only 458 deaths were due to COVID-19. In the same period, there were 38,964 COVID-19 related deaths in unvaccinated individuals.
Professor Kevin McConway, professor of applied statistics at the Open University, explained in a conversation with the Science Media Center that the vaccines aren¡¯t perfect, but it is still important to get both doses.
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McConway added that the data was proof that vaccinated people had less chance of dying from COVID-19 compared to the unvaccinated folk, however it couldn¡¯t be used to determine the effectiveness of the vaccine.
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He highlighted that the population in the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups differed in several crucial ways like high risk groups were prioritised for vaccines over regular individuals etc.
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