Freedom of Information request on the vaccine Adverse Drug Reactions reports and the number of deaths statistics (FOI 21-857)
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3rd August 2021 FOI 21/857
Dear
Thank you for your email.
We would be happy to assist you with your query and have provided a link below to our website page for Adverse Drug Reactions reports. This report is published and updated every Thursday providing a comprehensive summary and detailed breakdown of the latest vaccine adverse reactions. 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. It also confirms any steps the MHRA is taking to assess the benefit/risk profile against particular signals.
In regards to number of deaths statistics 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
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