The Independent: vaccinees die from COVID-19 due to reduced effectiveness of vaccines UK Susan Hopkins said on the BBC that the main cause of death in British vaccinated against COVID-19 is the decline over time in the effectiveness of vaccines, she quoted The Independent.
“We continue to record deaths mainly among the unvaccinated population, but there are more and more deaths in the vaccinated group due to a decrease in immunity, ”the specialist quotes the publication. The effect of vaccines against coronavirus is weakening faster in those at risk – people over 70 years old and patients with underlying medical conditions, explained Hopkins.
“If you are a healthy 30-year-old person, then two doses will protect you by longer period. That is why these people should receive the third dose as soon as possible, ”the doctor emphasized. Despite the fact that the rate of revaccination in the UK is “pretty good”, Hopkins notes, it is slower than the “main” vaccination campaign.
Previously, American scientists found that the protection against coronavirus provided by any type of vaccine , decreased from 87.9 percent in February to 48.1 percent by October 2021. Another US study showed that booster vaccinations six months later significantly increased the number of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus monkeys.