Freedom of Information request on (FOI 22/008 – 22/009)
Published 31 May 2022
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FOI 22/008 – 22/009
14th January 2022
Dear
Thank you for your email.
In recent weeks we have received 3 FOI requests and 1 enquiry from you. These FOI requests have all been amalgamated.
I can confirm that the MHRA does hold some of the information that you have requested. However, we have also determined that the information is exempt under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act and we cannot process your request any further.
Section 12 of the Act allows public authorities to refuse requests where the cost of dealing with them would exceed the appropriate limit. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 24 working hours in determining whether the department holds the information, locating, retrieving and extracting the information.
Please note that substantially similar or multiple requests made within 60 working days of an original request can be aggregated into one for the purposes of calculating a cost limit, meaning that section 12 could still apply.
These are listed below:
| Reported vaccine | Number of suspected ADR reports | Number of suspected fatalADR reports | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine | 272 | 2 | ||
| COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca | 615 | 1 | ||
| COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna | 46 | 0 | ||
| Total | 933 | 3 |
If you disagree with how we have interpreted the Freedom of Information Act 2000 with regards to your request, you can ask for the decision to be reviewed. The review would be carried out by a senior member of the Agency who was not involved with the original decision.
If you have a query about the information provided, please reply to this email.
Kind Regards
MHRA Customer Service Centre
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU
Telephone 020 3080 6000