Freedom of Information request on the death statistics following the COVID-19 vaccines (FOI 22/444)
Published 31 May 2022
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FOI 22/444
28th February 2022
Dear
Thank you for your FOI request dated 31st January 2022.
Death statistics are not held by the MHRA and as such we would advise you to contact the Office for National Statistics Contact us - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
The Yellow Card scheme is run by the MHRA and is the UK system for collecting and monitoring information on safety concerns such as suspected side effects or adverse incidents involving medicines and medical devices. 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.
Regarding your second question, we can confirm that this number was incorrect and the correct figure up to and including 16 February 2022 is 129,069.
Kind regards,
FOI Team