Claim: Figures from the Office for National Statistics say you're 32,000 times more likely to die of Covid if you've not been double jabbed.
Fact-check: Unvaccinated people aren't 32,000 times more likely to die from Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: the ons report actually said that the age-adjusted risk of deaths involving covid-19 was 32 times greater in unvaccinated people than in fully vaccinated individuals—not 32,000. in addition, the ons and osr have been clear that the 32 times greater figure changes over time due to a number of different factors, and this figure should not be used to measure vaccine effectiveness. the jeremy vine show has since tweeted to say that the statement was incorrect.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-11-19T00:00:00