People vaccinated against Covid-19 are highly unlikely to die of the disease unless very old and already badly ill before getting it, a study in Italy shows.

The study by the national Health Institute (ISS), contained in a regular ISS report on Covid-19 deaths, shows the average age of people who died despite being vaccinated was 85. On average they had five underlying illnesses.

The average age of death among those not vaccinated was 78, with four pre-existing conditions.

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