A brief estimation of deaths in Germany caused by short-term adverse reactions to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Background: While the efficacy of the newly developed mRNA and vector
vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been widely advertised, their
harm-to-benefit ratio still remains widely ignored. Though, reports of
possible side effects are piling up. The most severe of those side
effects is a sudden and unexpected death, with liability issues
inducing strong incentives to communicate potentially associated
mortalities always aligned with the particular motives and
interests. Accordingly, reliable estimates of how many deaths might
have been actually caused by the vaccination are still missing up to
date, to the best of our knowledge, in Germany at least. (2) Methods:
Here, we fill this void and provide such an estimate for Germany
during the course of 2021. Thereto, the number of deaths reported by
the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut to have occurred within the group of people
suspectedly struck by a vaccine-induced adverse event is scaled by the
factor of under-reporting, based on health insurance reports, and
finally corrected by known all-cause mortality. (3) Results: Our point
estimate for the year 2021 alone reaches a total of 16,817
(short-term) deaths caused by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Taking
independent autopsy reports into account, the estimate of 11,194
deaths is the lower bound. (4) Conclusions: This report may serve as a
pivot for further investigations in this matter.