Reference: FOI-2023-1654
You asked
Can you provide the numbers of the 400,000 added to long term sick since 2019 which the vaccine caused it?
And the percentage of people who died aged 0 to 24 years old and 25 to 49 years old who died in 2021, 2022 and 2023 who have been vaccinated, what are those percentages?
We said
Thank you for your request.
Unfortunately, we do not collect or hold data on long-term sickness caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
We currently hold data for deaths by vaccination status and age group among adults in England between April 2021 and May 2023, which can be found in Table 5 in Deaths by vaccination status, England - Office for National Statistics. For this analysis, the age groupings are 18-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years, 60-69 years, 70-79 years, 80-89 years, and 90+ years.
Within the publication linked above, counts are also available for deaths specifically involving COVID-19, defined as a death where the ICD10 codes U07.1 ('COVID-19, virus identified') or U07.2 ('COVID-19, virus not identified') are mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.
It is important to note that many more people in the population were vaccinated than unvaccinated over this time period, so the age-standardised rate of death (which accounts for different sized population groups), rather than the number of deaths, should be used when comparing mortality between vaccination groups (see Table 1 and Table 2 of the release linked above). Monthly age-standardised mortality rates for deaths involving COVID-19 have been consistently lower for all months since the booster dose was introduced in September 2021 for people who had received a third dose or booster at least 21 days ago, compared with unvaccinated people and those with just a first or second dose. The age-standardised mortality rates for deaths involving COVID-19 have been consistently lower for all months since the fourth dose or extra booster was introduced in spring 2022 for people who had received at least a fourth dose or extra booster at least 21 days ago, compared with unvaccinated people and those with just a first, second or third dose.
In order to produce data for periods beyond May 2023 or for other age groups, we would need to use a high level of statistical skill and judgement in order to create bespoke analysis. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, public authorities are not obligated to create new information in order to respond to requests. This information therefore is not held in a recorded form.