LONDON : Infections prevented by COVID-19 vaccines in the UK has risen to 22 million as the number of deaths prevented as a result of vaccinations rises to 60,000, latest official data released here on Thursday said.
Public Health England (PHE) said the estimated number of deaths prevented has increased significantly since the most recent estimates were published, with the estimated number of infections prevented doubling in just two weeks.
It was previously estimated that up to July 9, around 37,000 deaths and 11,000,000 infections were prevented. "These figures show the vaccine programme’s remarkable impact on saving lives and reducing the spread of the virus," said Dr Jamie Lopez Bernal, Consultant Epidemiologist at PHE. "As cases