FOI Reference: FOI/2022/3957
You asked
Please provide the number of deaths/injuries per batches of AZ Covid vaccine from Feb 2021 till now?
We said
Thank you for your request.
Our data is derived from the death certificate, using information received at the point of death registration. For the vaccine to be mentioned on the death certificate the medical professional certifying the death must have believed, to the best of their knowledge, that the vaccine was part of the events that led to the death. Deaths reported as due to or involving the COVID-19 vaccination are recorded using ICD-10 code U12.9. We do not receive information on the brand of vaccination administered or on the batch type. Therefore, we do not hold the data you have specifically requested.
However, we do report deaths attributed to adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccination monthly within our Monthly Mortality Analysis. The latest data available is January 2022. This data is amongst all brands of vaccination and not specified.
There are currently 24 deaths registered in England and Wales with the aligning ICD codes for this, 18 of these deaths have ICD-10 U12.9 as the underlying cause.
Please note that these are deaths across all age groups since the rollout of the vaccination in December 2020 and there are no deaths registered under the age of 30.
This data will be updated for February 2022 on 24 March 2022.
Information regarding the difference in ONS data to Yellow Card scheme (run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)) data can be found in this blog. How many people have died as a result of a COVID-19 vaccine? | National Statistical (ons.gov.uk)
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) also produce a large amount of COVID-19-related data. You may be interested in their COVID-19 dashboard and Weekly surveillance reports. These provide more information regarding deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations, and infections. Therefore, the UKHSA may be able to provide you with the data you are looking for. They can be contacted using the following email address: informationrights@ukhsa.gov.uk.
For further information please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk