People with a full immunization schedule accounted for just 1% of COVID-19 deaths in the UK

Although data on contagion remains concerning in the UK, figures released by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the risk of dying from Covid 19 is lower when people receive two vaccines compared to one or no dose.

According to data released Tuesday by English health authorities, people fully immune to the coronavirus accounted for just 1.2% of all virus-related deaths in England in the first half of this year.

The investigation also found that most were infected before receiving the two injections or tested positive for Covid-19 within 14 days of the second dose.

The work, with a great impact on understanding vaccine efficacy, took into account that of the 51,281 deaths linked to the Sars-CoV-2 virus in England between January 2 and July 2, 640 people were those who had received the two doses of the anti-coronavirus injection.

The numbers are also significant given that Prime Minister Boris Johnson today admitted that the success of the vaccination program means the government “will continue to move forward” and “stick to the strategy”, despite the anticipation that coexistence with the virus will be “provocative”, at least for next winter.

In that sense, the Downing Street tenant warned that the coronavirus “is still here”, but pledged his new winter plan “will give confidence” to avoid lockdowns and larger restrictions.

With this panorama the death figure, covering a period when fewer people received two doses, is essential for the UK government to move the vaccination plan forward.

The ONS investigation further indicated that some 458 deaths (0.8%) were in people who died at least 21 days after their second dose.

Only 256 deaths (0.5%) were from people who were fully vaccinated and had their first positive PCR test at least 14 days after their second injection.

The information published is disaggregated. It indicates that deaths within 21 days after the first dose were 4,388, 23.5%, while those with 21 or more days after the first dose reached 7,289, or 9.9%.

ONS Deputy Director of Health and Life Events Julie Stanborough during the analysis of the sample said that “it appears, unfortunately, that there have been deaths of people. linked to the coronavirus despite having been fully vaccinated.

“However, we also found that the risk of death from COVID-19 is much lower in people who are fully vaccinated than in those who are not vaccinated or have only received a single dose.

The data is absolutely conclusive: About three-quarters of these deaths (76.6%) occurred in clinically vulnerable patients, a slightly higher proportion than other deaths from Covid-19 (74.5%) and deaths not caused by this virus ( 69.7%).

Meanwhile, around 61.1% of deaths occurred in males, which is higher than in other deaths involving the virus (52.2%) and non-Covid-19 deaths (48.5%).

“This shows the effectiveness of vaccines in providing a high degree of protection against serious illness and death,” the health official explained.

Professor Paul Moss, Institute of Immunology, University of Birmingham, admitted that there is a possibility that it will be necessary to reintroduce anti-coronavirus measures, especially in the face of the contagiousness of the Delta variant.

However, He argued that vaccines remain “remarkably effective” with high levels of protection against serious illness and death.

Professor Moss added that the most recent data shows that you are 11 times more likely to die from coronavirus if you are not vaccinated.

The Prime Minister promises to avoid possible lockdown restrictions, but will keep the threat of mandatory masks and vaccine passports in reserve. Other restrictions such as compulsory homework and social distancing are not ruled out if there is a sharp increase in COVID cases.

As, The British Medical Association (BMA) has welcomed the launch of the booster program, but has warned that vaccines alone will not be enough “to reduce the growing impact of COVID infections”.

The Johnson government has announced that from next week some 32 million Britons over the age of 50 will be able to access a third ‘shot’ of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The booster dose should never be given less than six months after the second injection.

UK has recorded 26,628 new COVID cases and 185 additional coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, according to government data.

The numbers compare to the 30,825 infections and 61 deaths reported yesterday, while 37,489 cases and 209 deaths were announced last week.

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