Figure 3.

Observed and expected mortality, using the base vaccine effectiveness scenario^a, together with timing of vaccination in population aged 60 years and older, by country, 33 countries in the WHO European Region, weeks 51/2020–45/2021

WHO: World Health Organization.

^a VE₁ = 60% and VE₂ = 95% and time lags of 4 and 3 weeks for first and second vaccination dose, respectively.

The number of observed deaths plotted here are the true numbers reported by the country and not the rolling average used in calculations.