Written question asked by Neale Hanvey (Alba Party) on Monday, 25 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 April 2024 (named day). It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Monday, 15 April 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports have been received by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on (i) fatal outcomes and (ii) adverse reactions in patients who have received a covid-19 vaccine.

Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received 489,004 spontaneous suspected adverse drug reaction reports relating to a COVID-19 vaccine up to and including 28 February 2024, within the United Kingdom. 2,734 of the reports were associated with a fatal outcome. Reporters are asked to submit Yellow Card reports even if they only have a suspicion that the vaccine may have caused the adverse reaction. The existence of an adverse reaction report does not necessarily mean that the vaccine has caused the reaction. Reporting rates can be influenced by many factors, including the seriousness of the adverse reactions, their ease of recognition, and the extent of the use of a particular vaccine.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20440
Session: 2023-24
Subjects: Death Vaccination Side effects Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Coronavirus
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk