Only very old and sick die of COVID if vaccinated, Italian study shows - Reuters

Doctor Francesco Tursi (L) along with colleague treat a patient suffering with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Codogno hospital, in Codogno, Italy, February 11, 2021.

MILAN, Oct 20 (Reuters) - People vaccinated against COVID-19 are highly unlikely to die of the disease unless very old and already badly ill before getting it, a study in Italy showed on Wednesday.

The study by the national Health Institute (ISS), contained in a regular ISS report on COVID-19 deaths, shows the average age of people who died despite being vaccinated was 85.

5 this year, studied the medical records of 671 unvaccinated COVID fatalities and 171 fully vaccinated ones.