You asked
Please provide a full, accurate and complete list of records held within your office, and / or under your authority identifying the number of COVID-19 deaths and their flu vaccination status.
If any records match the above description and are available to the public elsewhere, please provide enough information so that I may identify and access each record with certainty (i.e. title, author(s), date, journal, and weblink or location where the public may access it).
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Thank you for your enquiry.
We are responsible for the production of mortality statistics for England and Wales. Our information is derived from details on the death certificate. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide details of vaccination statuses of COVID-19 fatalities, as this information is not included on the death certificate. Therefore, we do not hold the information you have requested.
In the response to COVID-19, we have produced multiple publications around coronavirus, with significant breakdown and research into key topics. Please see the following publications, which may be of interest to you. Theses publications are updated weekly, typically at 9.30am every Tuesday.
Weekly publications
Weekly Deaths registered in England and Wales, provisional
Deaths registrations and occurrences by local authority and health board
Deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes notified to the Care Quality Commission, England
Covid-19 related publications
Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: June 2020 – Please note, due to the decrease in the number of COVID-19 deaths this will not be updated moving forward.
Deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and socioeconomic deprivation: deaths occurring between 1 March and 31 July 2020 – Please note, due to the decrease in the number of COVID-19 deaths this will not be updated moving forward.
Deaths registered monthly in England and Wales
Ad hocs publications related to Covid-19
Five year minimum and maximum weekly deaths, deaths occurring between 2015 and 2019 and Provisional weekly deaths occurring in 2020, England and Wales. This was published on 31 March 2020.
Five-year average weekly deaths by place of death, England and Wales, deaths occurring between 2015 and 2019. This was published on 21 April 2020.
Five-year average weekly deaths registered in England and Wales, by gender and age groupings. This was published on 27 April 2020.
Five-year average weekly deaths for English regions and Wales, deaths that occurred between 2015 and 2019. This was published on 01 May 2020.
Five-year average weekly deaths by sex and age group, England and Wales: deaths occurring between 2015 and 2019. This was published on 27 March 2020.
Provisional number of weekly death registrations involving COVID 19, Local Resilience Forums, England and Wales: up to week ending 10 April 2020. This was published on 23 April 2020.
Five-year average weekly deaths by place of death, Wales, deaths that were registered between 2015 and 2019. This was published on 09 June 2020.
Five year average weekly deaths by local authority and place of occurrence, England and Wales, deaths registered 2015 to 2019. This was published on 05 June 2020.
Number of deaths "due to" and "involving" coronavirus (COVID-19), by cause of death, deaths registered between 1 January and 4 September 2020, England and Wales. This was published on 21 September 2020.
Supporting information on data collection and registration delays
Deaths relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Counting deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Impact of registration delays on mortality statistics in England and Wales: 2018
If you would like to discuss your request further, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.