COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Prevented 17,760 Deaths’: Australian Scientists

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is estimated to have “prevented 17,760 deaths,” according to Australian researchers. Their study suggests that mortality would have been much greater if the population had not been quickly vaccinated, the researchers claim. Scientists from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and Monash University said without a vaccination campaign, there could have been more than 21,000 deaths. However, the researchers said if NSW had vaccinated the population sooner, even more deaths would have been prevented. “If NSW had fully vaccinated its approximately 2.9 million 50 plus residents earlier (by July 28, 2021), only 440 of the total 3,495 observed 50 plus deaths would have been averted. Up to July 9, 2022, the booster campaign prevented 1,860 deaths,” scientists said....