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Vaccines protect more and more older people in Germany. According to experts, other groups are now at particular risk. An analysis in the video shows the age of people who die from or with the virus.
The number of infections in Germany has again increased significantly since mid-February, incidence values exceed the 100 mark, and the Corona emergency brake is a threat in many places. Yet at the same time, the death rate is declining, especially among older citizens. The main reason for this is likely to be progress in the vaccination campaign, which prioritizes the elderly.
However, experts like epidemiologist Karl Lauterbach warn that in a third wave, people between the ages of 50 and 80 are at risk. Many of them have not yet received a vaccine, but are considered too old for a largely mild or even asymptomatic course. t-online has evaluated current data from the Robert Koch Institute. The animation clearly shows that worrying trends are not just emerging in older age groups.
You can find out which age groups make up the highest proportion of corona deaths and what further development would look like in our video above. You can see the publication what’s more directly here look.
