640 people in England died with Covid after being fully vaccinated

The figures again show that vaccinations are dramatically cutting the number of deaths (Picture: AFP)

More than 600 fully vaccinated people died with Covid in England in six months, new figures reveal.

Between January 2 and July 2, 640 double-jabbed people died with Covid-19, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Monday morning.

But only 256 of those were in people infected two weeks after their second jab – branded ‘breakthrough deaths’ by the ONS.

It comes in a period when some 51,281 died with the virus – adding to evidence that vaccines dramatically cut the risk of serious illness and death.

The ONS explained: ‘61.1% of breakthrough deaths occurred in males, compared to 52.2% and 48.5% for other COVID-19 deaths and for non-COVID-19 deaths respectively’.

‘The median age of breakthrough deaths was 84, compared to 82 for other COVID-19 deaths and for non-COVID-19 deaths.’

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