FOI reference: FOI-2025-2944
You asked
You previously responded to this FOI request (FOI/2021/3324): "Please supply how many people in the United Kingdom have died within 28 days of having any of the COVID-19 vaccines.”
I have a similar request, updated and clarified:
In England, from 2020-2024, how many deaths occurred? And how many of these deaths occurred within 28 days of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine dose?
We said
Thank you for your request.
As part of the initial request Deaths within 28 days of having any of the COVID-19 vaccines in the UK, we advised that our analysis entitled Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England does not record deaths attributed to the COVID-19 vaccination. This publication shows deaths by vaccination status. We have not analysed deaths within 28 days of the receipt of the vaccination, we have used 21 days after vaccination as this is when the vaccine starts to be effective.
We are no longer updating the Deaths by vaccination status analysis, England series. The last edition was for April 2021 to May 2023, published on 25 August 2023. This publication was created during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to answer important questions around mortality by vaccine status in a timely manner.
These statistics were produced by linking death registration data to National Immunisation Management System (NIMS) vaccination records. We no longer receive vaccination records; therefore, we do not hold the updated analysis requested.