FOI 21/108 - FOI Covid-19 Vaccine Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Reporting
Published 24 March 2021
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Thank you for your email dated 29th January 2021. We are pleased to inform you that data on reported adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines is now published on our website. You can access the information through the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions
Please note, this information will be updated weekly and you can register for our email alerting service using the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency/email-signup
To provide reassurance as to the ongoing benefit and risk assessment of available vaccines and assist the public with the interest of the available data in detail, the MHRA intends to publish suspected reactions reported in association with available COVID-19 vaccines in an interactive format as iDAPs. The use of iDAPs will enable users to view the data by categories of their choice such as age, sex and seriousness of reports. We have your contact information and to help assist we will send you a link to the interactive ADR data report once it has been published. You can be assured that we continue to adhere to the highest standards of safety with available COVID-19 vaccines.
Finally, information relating to the total number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 after being vaccinated is not held by the MHRA.
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