A UK-wide study published in The Lancet, involving 67 million people, has uncovered the severe consequences of missed COVID-19 vaccinations, showing that the UK could have averted over 7,000 hospitalizations and deaths in a four-month period of 2022 with full vaccine uptake. The WHO has observed 'incredibly low' COVID-19 and flu vaccination rates as cases rise. Missing one vaccine shot in older adults aged 75+ was associated with a 2.7-fold risk of severe COVID-19, nearly as high as the 3.1-fold risk for those missing all four shots, underscoring the critical role of maintaining full vaccination. The WHO also noted that COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least 1.4 million lives across Europe, preventing the death toll from potentially reaching 4 million.
🦠 Covid-19 vaccinations saved more than 1.4 million lives across Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) https://t.co/ab2D6scT5W
A Lancet study of undervaccination (receiving fewer than the recommended number of COVID vaxx doses) and severe COVID outcomes finds that, for those ≥16, the unvaxxed had similar or lower risk for severe outcomes compared with those vaxxed but with a vaxx deficit of ≥1 dose. https://t.co/qXlDVTVOQ0 https://t.co/S8OtdMkR8T
Only looking at the abstract (the rest was an estimation/modelling exercise): 1) 45% of over 5s (don't start me) were 'undervaccinated' 2) 35% of the severe COVID-19 outcomes were in the 'undervaccinated'. So the 'undervaccinated' fared better.🤔 https://t.co/PC6Cbm55RK
A new @PennMedicine study of 250,000 patients found that children and adolescents who received a COVID-19 vaccine were significantly less likely to be infected during the Delta and Omicron waves than their unvaccinated peers. https://t.co/x3LcmJJXlZ
Covid-19 vaccines saved 1.4 million lives across Europe, study finds. The cumulative death toll – currently at 2.5 million – might have reached 4 million without the vaccines, according to report. @liliasebouai has the latest. https://t.co/36o5OHWXc0
Did the Covid vaccines save 7,000 in the summer of 2022? That's the claim of a new Lancet modelling study. But the underlying data show that two thirds of the hospitalisations and deaths were in the fully vaccinated. https://t.co/j5Q74bXjF2
Covid deaths in Europe 'would have hit four million without vaccines' https://t.co/AAWr2IwRjO https://t.co/6qjRuzSpQ9
We knew this already, but... Lancet Study Confirms Unvaccinated Have Less Severe Covid-19 Outcomes Than Under-Vaccinated Individuals https://t.co/8QNPXqEKP8
Protection against #LongCovid in kids with vaccination from a cohort of over 1 million https://t.co/kBeiQ4hDKP https://t.co/eVUsGy9e7F
Covid jabs skipped en masse by Britons finds new research https://t.co/nO9fyTmm38
At least 1.4 million lives have been saved in Europe thanks to Covid vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, recalling that the virus was "here to stay". ➡️ https://t.co/UHZkrJ0wOk https://t.co/s7DqCLNx75
The first UK-wide study of 67 million people reveals gaps in COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Led by @HDR_UK and @EdinburghUni, this groundbreaking research highlights the value of whole-population studies in addressing healthcare challenges. Learn more 👇 https://t.co/pr58T6eYxf
Undervaccination and severe COVID-19 outcomes: meta-analysis of national cohort studies in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales https://t.co/e52BMEwJYv 1/3
Low UK vaccine take-up blamed for Covid deaths and hospitalizations https://t.co/6BzeotrJLU via @ashleighfurlong https://t.co/P6p7FgWh2r
UK-wide study reveals harm done by people not getting COVID jabs @TheLancet https://t.co/lM0b4mRkgX
Study links missed Covid jabs with severe disease risk https://t.co/mmcax6lh0i
Missed vaccines ‘caused 7,000 Covid hospitalisations and deaths’ https://t.co/JbbGH2WRAB
Thousands of severe covid-19 cases in UK summer due to missed vaccines https://t.co/jiSmnPPNQ1
Among 67 million people in the UK, consequences of not getting a Covid vaccine, especially among older adults, age 75+: Missing 1 shot had a similar risk of severe Covid as missing all 4 shots (2.7 vs 3.1-fold, respectively), emphasizing waned immunity https://t.co/Iar2Dgp70J https://t.co/moIYxKAbDK
The UK could have averted more than 7,000 Covid hospitalizations and deaths over a four-month period in 2022 if people had received the recommended number of vaccines https://t.co/lcgWL9j6ib
First all-#UK study of 67 million people reveals consequences of missed COVID-19 vaccines @TheLancet https://t.co/fhIi4zD1xe https://t.co/01h2QhcCT0
WHO sees 'incredibly low' COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge The well has been poisen, the low uptake will harm not only those vulnerable, but all that need care for any reason when hospitals are full. https://t.co/Ee4H0c4rN5
When the experts telling you to vaccinate against long Covid forget to mention that vaccination is a statistically significant predictor of long Covid. https://t.co/E9kXlvwbf4 https://t.co/7CFSpq5Wa2 https://t.co/R8WGQEXMNo