Index Entries

November 2, 2021
Health Protection Surveillance Center (Ireland)

"Between April 1st and October 30th 2021

  • 535 persons with a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection, were notified to the Health ProtectionSurveillance Centre (HPSC) as having died due to COVID-19.
  • 222/535 (41.5%) deaths were notified in persons who were not vaccinated or not registered as vaccinated on Ireland’s national COVID-19 immunisation system (COVAX).
  • 313/535 (58.5%) deaths were notified in persons who had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine prior to death.
  • 253/535 (47.3%) of the notified deaths had an epidemiological date 14 days or more after receiving both doses of a 2-dose regimen or 1 dose of a 1-dose regimen and are considered as
    vaccine breakthrough infections – see technical note. "
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breakthrough cases,COVID-19,vaccines