Claim: Between weeks 23 and 37 in 2021 there have been 252 deaths among 15 to 19-year-olds in England and Wales. This compares to 162 in the same period in 2020, an increase of 90 .
Fact-check: Teen deaths up since last year, but no evidence vaccines responsible - Full Fact
Verdict: these figures are correct but this period in 2020 saw lower than average teen deaths, so is not a normal year to compare 2021 against. the ons, which produced the data, also says: "there is no evidence  to suggest a link with the covid-19 vaccines"
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-10-11T00:00:00