Nearly half a million Europeans 60 and over saved by Covid-19 jabs, study finds

A patient receives a Covid-19 vaccine booster (Martin Rickett/PA)

Nearly half a million people aged 60 and over have been saved from dying due to Covid-19 as a result of being vaccinated, according to a European study.

Researchers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have estimated 470,000 people have been protected against dying from Covid-19 after being vaccinated.