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Estimated number of deaths directly averted in people 60 years and older as a result of COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO European Region, December 2020 to November 2021

Mesle, Margaux M., I; Brown, Jeremy; Mook, Piers; Hagan, Jose; Pastore, Roberta; Bundle, Nick; Spiteri, Gianfranco; Ravasi, Giovanni; Nicolay, Nathalie; Andrews, Nick; Dykhanovska, Tetiana; Mossong, Joel; Sadkowska-Todys, Malgorzata; Nikiforova, Raina; Ric

EUROSURVEILLANCE
2021
VL / 26 - BP / - EP /
abstract
Since December 2019, over 1.5 million SARS-CoV-2related fatalities have been recorded in the World Health Organization European Region 90.2% in people >= 60 years. We calculated lives saved in this age group by COVID-19 vaccination in 33 countries from December 2020 to November 2021, using weekly reported deaths and vaccination coverage. We estimated that vaccination averted 469,186 deaths (51% of 911,302 expected deaths; sensitivity range: 129,851- 733,744; 23-62%). Impact by country ranged 6-93%, largest when implementation was early.
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