Freedom of Information request about all the patients/staff that East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) have reported a Yellow Card for, regarding the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations (FOI-21-435)
Published 28 June 2021
© Crown copyright 2021
This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-responses-from-the-mhra-week-commencing-10-may-2021/freedom-of-information-request-about-all-the-patientsstaff-that-east-suffolk-and-north-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-esneft-have-reported-a-yellow-car
Thank you for your emails dated 15th April 2021 and 10th May 2021 where you requested a report on all the patients/staff that East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) have reported a Yellow Card for, regarding the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations.
Further to your request, I am pleased to provide you with a Vaccine Analysis Print for the above mentioned vaccines. In total, there are 59 cases on our database that have been reported from the following ESNEFT postcodes concerning the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations:
CO4 5JL, IP4 5PD, IP15 5ES, IP3 9GJ, CO15 1LH, IP11 7HJ, CO9 2DL, CO12 4EX, CO4 5JR
This information does not represent an overview of the potential side effects associated with the vaccines. A list of the recognised adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines is provided in the information for healthcare professionals and the recipient information. These can be found on the Coronavirus Yellow Card reporting site. Conclusions on the safety and risks of the vaccines cannot be made on the data shown in the Print alone. Further details on Yellow Cards reported in relation to COVID-19 vaccinations is available in our summary of Yellow Card reporting.
When considering the Vaccine Analysis Print, it is important to be aware of the following points:
-
Reporters are asked to submit Yellow Card reports even if they only have a suspicion that the vaccine may have caused the adverse reaction. The existence of an adverse reaction report in the print does not necessarily mean that the vaccine has caused the suspected reaction.
-
It may be difficult to tell the difference between something that has occurred naturally and a suspected adverse reaction. Sometimes these events can be part of the condition being treated rather than being caused by the vaccine.
-
Many factors have to be considered when assessing whether the vaccine has caused a reported adverse reaction. When monitoring the safety of vaccines and medicines, MHRA staff carry out careful analysis of these factors.
For a medicine or vaccine to be considered safe, the expected benefits will be greater than the risk of having harmful reactions. It is important to note that most people take medicines and vaccines without having any serious side effects.
I hope the information provided is helpful, but if you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of this response; and can be addressed to this email address.
Yours Sincerely,
FOI Team,
Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines Division