Freedom of Information request on the death statistics following the COVID-19 vaccines (FOI 21/1080)
Published 25 February 2022
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27th September 2021
FOI 21/1080
Dear
Thank you for your letter which we received on 23rd September.
Death statistics are not held by the MHRA and as such we would advise you to contact the Office for National Statistics. They can be contacted 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
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