Freedom of Information request about the total number of people who have died within 28 days of receiving a covid vaccination (FOI-21-503)
Published 28 June 2021
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Thank you for your email of 12th May where you have asked:
Please can you let me know the total number of people who have died within 28 days of receiving a covid vaccination (1st or 2nd dose, with data split between the two if available). Please provide data from the start of vaccination roll out to current date.
We confirm this is information we do not hold and we suggest you contact Office for National Statistics and please find below contact details;
Email: info@ons.gov.uk
Reports received through our Yellow Card scheme include some fatality reports and these can be viewed by following the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions
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MHRA Customer Service Centre
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