Vaccines saved almost 20,000 lives in NSW during early Omicron wave, new study claims

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

 

'One of the greatest achievements of medical science'

 

Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program saved the lives of almost 20,000 people in NSW alone between August 2021 and July 2022, according to new research released today.

 

According to the computer simulations done by Victoria's RMIT and Monash universities, vaccines prevented 17,760 deaths in NSW's over-50 population during those 12 months.

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The study said that, without vaccines, 21,250 people aged over 50 would have died from the virus in the state over those 12 months — almost six times the actual 3495 deaths in that age group. 

 

"The rapid development of safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 is perhaps one of the greatest achievements of medical science," Paul Griffin, director of infectious diseases at Mater Health Services, who wasn't involved in the study, said.

 

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https://www.9news.com.au/health/covid-19-vaccination-australia-saved-18000-lives-early-omicron-wave-nsw/1b788d3c-e17c-4ef5-927d-2ec5261ccd8e

 

 

 

[AreYouGerman]

A minute silence please for the billions who died from Covid 19. Let's never forget even though it seems nobody cares anymore about those. We don't even have an international day of mourning.

[NativeBob]

21 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

According to the computer simulations

good

[Robert Paulson]

I wonder what the simulation said about number of  6 month old lives saved. Or the number of teenagers. Oh I know what it would say but I guess they don’t wanna cover that part