FOI release

Freedom of Information request about fatality data (FOI-21-517)

Published 28 June 2021

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Thank you for your email of 16th May where you have asked:

  1. Number of people who have died within 28 days of receiving their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
  2. Number of people who have died within 28 days of receiving their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
  3. Number of people who have died with coronavirus within 28 days of receiving their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
  4. Number of people who have died with coronavirus within 28 days of receiving their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
  5. Number of people who have been admitted to hospital within 28 days of receiving their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
  6. Number of people who have been admitted to hospital within 28 days of receiving their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
  7. Number of people who have been admitted to hospital with coronavirus within 28 days of receiving their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
  8. Number of people who have been admitted to hospital with coronavirus within 28 days of their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

We can confirm that unfortunately we do not hold this information as we do not collect complete fatality data. We suggest you contact Office for National Statistics for death statistics and Public Health England for hospitalisation statistics please find below contact details;

Email: info@ons.gov.uk

Email: enquiries@phe.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

If you have a query about the information provided, please reply to this email

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 you receive this response and addressed to: info@mhra.gov.uk

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Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

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Information Commissioner’s Office

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Yours sincerely

MHRA Customer Service Centre

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

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