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COVID death data can be shared to make it look like vaccines don't work, or worse – but that's not the whole picture

  • Written by: Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney
COVID death data can be shared to make it look like vaccines don't work, or worse – but that's not the whole pictureJulian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP

Social media posts commenting on data from the UK, Israel and South Africa, among others, claim deaths from COVID (or all deaths) are now higher in vaccinated than unvaccinated citizens. Others make the more moderate claim vaccines do nothing to prevent death from COVID.

These reports appear intimidating, because...

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