Covid vaccines have prevented more than 13,000 deaths in England, new data suggests

A bottle of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine (PA)

Coronavirus vaccines have so far prevented nearly 40,000 hospital admissions and saved more than 13,000 older people’s lives in England, new data suggests.

Figures from Public Health England (PHE) reveal that, up to May 13, vaccines stopped an estimated 39,700 people in England aged 65 and over from needing hospital treatment – and saved 13,200 lives among those aged 60 and over.