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* Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency FOI release FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST ON NUMBER OF DEATHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN 28 DAYS OF HAVING THE COVID VACCINE Published
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27th April 2021 FOI 21/315 Dear Thank you for your email dated 30th March 2021, where you asked for the following information: A) the latest number of deaths that have occurred within 28
days of having the covid vaccine (since the start of inoculation) B) the cause of deaths for those people and the prevalence of each cause Suspected adverse drug reactions can be reported
via the Yellow Card scheme at any time after the side effect has occurred. Additionally, the time frame from when the patient received the vaccine to experiencing a suspected side effect is
not always provided by the reporter. We review all reports of death regardless of the time to onset from receiving a medicine or vaccine. Our routine ADR summary publication provides
information on all reports received associated with COVID-19 vaccines including fatalities. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions We
follow-up all fatalities where permission has been provided to do so for further information including post-mortem details if available. As with any serious suspected ADR, reports with a
fatal outcome are fully evaluated by the MHRA, to consider whether the vaccine (or medicine) may have caused the event, or whether the event and fatal outcome were likely to be purely
coincidental and due to underlying illness. I hope the information provided is helpful, but if you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an
internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of this response; and can be addressed to this email address. Yours sincerely, FOI Team Vigilance
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