FOI Ref: FOI/2022/4683
You asked
Please provide stats on AstraZeneca vaccine damage.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Our mortality data are derived from information collected at the point of death registration. The brand of the vaccination is not recorded as part of the death registration process. Therefore, this information is not held.
However, in case this is of interest, you can find the number of deaths involving the COVID-19 vaccine in table 12 of our Monthly Mortality Analysis dataset.
In the October 2022 analysis, which presents total deaths from March 2020 to October 2022, there have been 55 deaths involving COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects in therapeutic use, with 47 of these registered as the underlying cause of death in England.
From March 2020 to October 2022, there is 1 death where COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects in therapeutic use is registered as the underlying cause of death in Wales.
Vaccine injuries and side effects
The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority's (MHRA) role is to continually monitor the safety of any medicine or vaccine once they are approved for use. Yellow Card is a website where any member of the public or health professional can report any suspected side effect.
As the information is self-reported, it means that the suspected side effects are not always proven and some of the side effects may have occurred regardless of the vaccine. MHRA are better placed to answer your enquiry, as they are responsible for the Yellow Card Scheme.
They can be contacted using this form or by email on info@mhra.gov.uk.