FOI Ref: FOI/2021/2958
You asked
How many of the deaths on MHRA yellow card reporting system which lists adverse reactions to the covid 19 injections have been investigated by conducting autopsies and full post mortem test results in order to establish what the actual cause of death was?
Also in care homes throughout England and Wales, how many of the residents who have died within 28 days of receiving either shot, have had their deaths investigated by pathologists through autopsy?
We said
Thank you for your request.
MHRA Yellow Card scheme reported fatalities
The Yellow Card scheme is run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (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. The scheme relies on voluntary reporting of suspected side effects or medical device incidents to be reported by health professionals and the public, including patients, carers and parents.
While the MHRA figures include all cases where a connection between vaccination and death has been suspected, ONS mortality data include only those where a doctor or coroner has decided that the vaccination did contribute to the cause of death.
We do not hold the information you have requested regarding the Yellow Card reporting system. You can find figures published on the Yellow Card Scheme by the MHRA here.
ONS mortality data is derived from the death certificate and coded in line with International Classification of Diseases, tenth edition (ICD-10). The number of deaths in England and Wales where adverse reaction to the vaccine was mentioned on the death certificate can be found in Table 12 of our Monthly Mortality Analysis dataset.
There are currently 4 deaths registered with the aligning ICD-10 codes for this (U12.9). We do not hold this data disaggregated by brand of vaccination. The latest data available is August 2021.
Care Home deaths after receipt of vaccination
Unfortunately, we would be unable to provide you with deaths by vaccination status and place of occurrence. To fulfil this request, we would need use a high level of statistical skill and judgement in order to create a bespoke analysis or table. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Public Authorities are not obligated to create information to respond to requests. We therefore consider this to be information not held.