TY - JOUR
T1 - 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
AU - Meslé, Margaux M.I.
AU - Brown, Jeremy
AU - Mook, Piers
AU - Hagan, José
AU - Pastore, Roberta
AU - Bundle, Nick
AU - Spiteri, Gianfranco
AU - Ravasi, Giovanni
AU - Nicolay, Nathalie
AU - Andrews, Nick
AU - Dykhanovska, Tetiana
AU - Mossong, Joël
AU - Sadkowska-Todys, Małgorzata
AU - Nikiforova, Raina
AU - Riccardo, Flavia
AU - Meijerink, Hinta
AU - Mazagatos, Clara
AU - Kyncl, Jan
AU - McMenamin, Jim
AU - Melillo, Tanya
AU - Kaoustou, Stella
AU - Lévy-Bruhl, Daniel
AU - Haarhuis, Freek
AU - Rich, Rivka
AU - Kall, Meaghan
AU - Nitzan, Dorit
AU - Smallwood, Catherine
AU - Pebody, Richard G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/11/25
Y1 - 2021/11/25
N2 - Since December 2019, over 1.5 million SARS-CoV-2-related 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.
AB - Since December 2019, over 1.5 million SARS-CoV-2-related 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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U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.47.2101021
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.47.2101021
M3 - Article
C2 - 34823641
AN - SCOPUS:85121300714
SN - 1025-496X
VL - 26
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
IS - 47
M1 - 2101021
ER -