Freedom of Information request on deaths within 28 days of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination (FOI 21/486)
Published 28 June 2021
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26th May 2021 FOI 21/486
Dear
Thank you for your email dated 5th May 2021, where you asked:
“how many deaths there have been daily since the start of the year of the amount of deaths within 28 days of receiving either a Pfizer or Oxford covid vaccination”
You have asked for the total number of people who have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, unfortunately we do not hold this information as we do not collect complete fatality data. The Office of National Statistics may be able to help with this request
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
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