![]() Here, we show that among the population of England aged 12–29, mortality is not significantly increased in the first twelve weeks after COVID-19 vaccination compared with more than 12 weeks after any dose. For comparison purposes, we assessed the impact of a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 on the same outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. To minimise potential confounding, we used a self-controlled case series (SCCS) design, where each participant acts as their own control, to compare the risk of death in the twelve weeks after vaccination (‘risk period’) to a subsequent reference period 18. The balance of risk and benefit is particularly important to determine in younger people, due to the lower risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation and death in this age group 17.Ĭomparisons of the risk of death in vaccinated and unvaccinated young people are subject to confounding due to the vaccine prioritisation of, and higher vaccination rates among, those with underlying health conditions. However, the absolute risk of severe complications is low and needs to be assessed against the increased risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection if unvaccinated 15, 16. There is also evidence of a range of other rare neurological complications 14. Previous studies have shown an increase in the risk of myocarditis and myopericarditis associated with mRNA vaccines including BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna) 8, 11, and an increased risk of thrombotic and other rare cardiovascular events after the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (Oxford-AstraZeneca) 12, 13. There have been rare cases of serious adverse events reported with the COVID-19 vaccines. However, it is also important to consider their safety, which can be difficult to assess in randomised clinical trials that are not powered to detect rare adverse events 2, 3, 10. While the randomised clinical trials focused on short-term efficacy against symptomatic infection, which was subsequently found to wane and be escaped by SARS-CoV-2 variants 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, real-world evidence has indicated stronger and more sustained effectiveness against severe disease and death due to COVID-19 6, 8, 9. This person would be counted as having “died with” COVID, not as having “died of” COVID.On the 8 December 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) began administering vaccines against COVID-19 according to the priority groups determined by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) 1. The car accident would be the cause of death. Suppose someone who tested positive for COVID-19 was killed in a car accident. Not everyone who dies while having COVID is counted towards this total. ![]() Nonetheless, the CDC and FDA will continue to investigate every single report of death (and other adverse events) reported to VAERS.īy way of comparison, getting COVID-19 while unvaccinated poses a grave risk as of July 23, 2021, more than 610,000 deaths have been attributed to the virus in the US alone. Since we now know how to correctly treat people who develop these blood clots, future deaths related to this very rare side effect can be prevented.Īfter careful review of the additional data, doctors have decided that there is no evidence at all that the vaccines contributed to the other patient deaths. There are three deaths that appear to be linked to blood clots that occurred after people got the J&J vaccine. ![]() Doctors and safety monitors carefully review the details of each case to see if it might be linked to the vaccine. How many people have died after getting a vaccine?īetween December 2020 and July 19th, 2021, VAERS received 6,207 reports of death (0.0018% of doses) among people who got a vaccine, but this does not mean the vaccine caused these deaths. When these reports are received, doctors from CDC and FDA review death certificates, autopsies, and medical records to understand what happened with each person. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires vaccination providers to report any death after COVID-19 vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). How do we know if someone dies after getting a vaccine? Vaccination is happening under the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. ![]() ![]() The vaccines have been proven to be safe and effective. Over 339 million vaccine doses were given to 187.2 million people in the US as of July 19, 2021. ![]()
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