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Coronavirus: Vaccination

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 November 2024UIN 13076

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many yellow card reports there have been on Covid-19 vaccines.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

As of 4 November 2024, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received a total of 489,991 spontaneous, suspected adverse reaction reports for COVID-19 vaccines in the United Kingdom.

However, it is important to note that reporters are encouraged to submit Yellow Card reports even if they only have a suspicion that the vaccine may have caused the adverse reaction. Therefore, the existence of an adverse reaction report does not necessarily mean that the vaccine has caused the reaction.

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