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Over 1 Million Lives Saved Across Europe by COVID-19 Vaccines
By European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases April 16, 2023
COVID Vaccine Success
Over 1 Million Lives Saved Across Europe by COVID-19 Vaccines
New research shows that 96% of all lives saved were in adults aged 60 and older. COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives across Europe between December 2020 and March 2023, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology &am
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COVID Vaccine Success
New research presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) reveals that COVID-19 vaccinations have saved at least 1,004,927 lives in Europe between December 2020 and March 2023. The majority (96%) of the lives saved were individuals aged 60 years and older, with the first booster accounting for 64% of lives saved in this age group. The Omicron wave saw the largest number of lives saved, with at least 568,064 deaths prevented. Despite these promising figures, many vulnerable individuals in the WHO European Region remain unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, underscoring the need for countries with low vaccination coverage to prioritize older adults.
New research shows that 96% of all lives saved were in adults aged 60 and older.
COVID-19 vaccination directly saved at least 1,004,927 lives across Europe between December 2020 and March 2023, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (April 15-18).
The new estimates by WHO/Europe and presented at the conference by Dr Margaux Meslé, Epidemiologist at WHO/Europe highlight the striking impact of COVID-19 vaccine programmes and also underscore the urgent need for countries with low vaccination coverage to fully vaccinate their older adults.
Since the emergence and subsequent spread of SARS-CoV-2 in early 2020, over 2 million COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed deaths have been officially recorded by WHO/Europe.
Countries in the WHO European Region (which includes all countries in the European Union and European Economic Area) have introduced COVID-19 vaccine programmes to protect vulnerable groups from severe disease with several waves of variants of concern (VOC).