Confirmed COVID-19 deaths by vaccination statusCOVID-19 vaccines are estimated to significantly reduce the risk of mortality for COVID-19, however a small number of COVID-19 deaths are still expected in vaccinated people, especially in vulnerable individuals where the vaccine or the immune response may not have been effective. Evidence has shown that vaccination is highly effective in protecting against death from coronavirus (COVID-19).Data published by UKHSA have shown high levels of protection (over 90%) against mortality with all three COVID-19 vaccines including AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Pfizer- BioNTech (Comirnaty), and Moderna (Spikevax), and against both the Alpha and Delta variants. Research from Public Health Scotland, University of Edinburgh and University of Strathclyde have shown two vaccine doses, whether the AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) or the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccine, are over 90 per cent effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant of COVID-19.Findings from a Scottish study show that people who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine are far better protected against death from the virus than those who are unvaccinated. However, there are certain characteristics which can make people more vulnerable, including being aged 80 or over, having multiple underlying health conditions, and being male. Results show that adults aged 18-64 who are double vaccinated have almost four times increased protection against dying from COVID-19 compared to those who are unvaccinated. The figures are even more stark for those who are older, with double vaccinated adults aged 65-79 experiencing 15.5 times greater protection against death than their unvaccinated peers, and for adults over 80, this increased to 30 times higher.From 29 December 2020 (21 days after the start of the vaccination programme in Scotland to account for protection to develop after the first dose) to 19 November 2021, there have been 5,304 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths with a positive PCR result and where COVID-19 was recorded as an underlying or contributory cause on the death certificate.Of these, 66.3% (n = 3,515) were in unvaccinated individuals, 6.1% (n = 322) had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 27.7% (n = 1,467) had received at least two doses. The risk of death from COVID-19 is strongly linked to age, with the most vulnerable being in the over 70s age group.In Scotland, from the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination programme over 3.9 million individuals had been fully vaccinated with at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Of these, 1,467 individuals (0.038%) tested positive by PCR for SARS-CoV-2 more than fourteen days after receiving their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and subsequently died with COVID-19 recorded as underlying or contributory cause of death. These individuals had one or more comorbidities which contributed to their deaths. Of the confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in individuals that have received at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, 78.3% were in over 70 year old individuals.To account for differences in population size and age of the vaccination status groups (e.g. unvaccinated, one dose or two doses of COVID-19 vaccine) over time, age-standardised mortality rates were calculated for deaths where COVID-19 was listed as an underlying or contributory cause of death on the death certificate (Table 21). 54
I have just looked quickly through the 89 pages of that report,
I have no idea where you got the figures which you mentioned. Perhaps you could copy and paste this information, including the page no please.
On the contrary, this is Page 84, which paints rather a different picture to yours.
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