Less than 700 fully vaccinated people died with Covid in England in six months, new figures reveal.

Of the 51,281 people who died with the virus between January 2 and July 2, some 38,964 were unvaccinated, while a tiny proportion had received two doses.

During the period, which includes the early stages of the vaccine rollout, only 640 double-jabbed people died with Covid-19, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Monday morning.

That represents 1.25% of the Covid deaths in the first six months of 2021.

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

The figures add to evidence that vaccines dramatically cut the risk of dying with the illness.

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’.

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

‘13.1% of breakthrough deaths occurred in people who were identified as likely to be immunocompromised from hospital episodes or causes of death, compared to 5.4% for other COVID-19 deaths.’

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