UK Weekly Summary of Yellow Card Reporting for Adverse Health Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines: Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford University/AstraZeneca, and Unspecified Brand - Up to March 28, 2021

 

Author: Tracey Young. (April 14, 2021). UK Weekly Summary of Yellow Card Reporting for Adverse Health Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines: Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford University/AstraZeneca, and Unspecified Brand - Up to March 28, 2021. Canadian Advocacy Centre for Health, Safety and Justice. Retrieved from: https://canadianadvocacycentre.blogspot.com/2021/04/uk-weekly-summary-of-yellow-card.html.

Introduction

The United Kingdom (UK) has created an Adverse health reaction vaccine reporting system called, the Yellow Card scheme. 

As of March 28th, 2021 this is a summary of key highlights reported for the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK. 

➤ Total Reactions for Drug: 566,609

➤ Total Reports: 160,071

➤ Total Miscarriages (Spontaneous Abortions): 55

➤ Total Fatal Outcome Reports (Deaths): 786

Description of the Yellow Card Scheme

The Yellow Card scheme is described in the following way:

"Any member of the public or health professional can submit suspected side effects through the Yellow Card scheme. 

This safety update report is based on detailed analysis of data up to 28 March 2021. At this date, an estimated 10.9 million first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and 19.5 million doses of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine had been administered, and around 3.7 million second doses, mostly the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, had been administered. This represents an increase of 5.3 million on the previous week, predominately Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine.

As of 28 March 2021, for the UK, 43,491 Yellow Cards have been reported for the Pfizer/BioNTech, 116,162 have been reported for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine, and 418 have been reported where the brand of the vaccine was not specified.

For both vaccines the overall reporting rate is around 3 to 6 Yellow Cards per 1,000 doses administered.

In the week since the previous summary for 21 March 2021 we have received a further 2,608 Yellow Cards for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, 16,345 for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine and 39 where the brand was not specified. A higher number of doses of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine were administered in the last week than the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

Source: Government of the United Kingdom (UK). (2021). Coronavirus vaccine – Weekly Summary of Yellow Card Reporting for Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford University/AstraZeneca, and Unspecified Brand. Retrieved from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions/coronavirus-vaccine-summary-of-yellow-card-reporting.

Pfizer/BioNTech

Abortions spontaneous (Miscarriages): 40 (2 fatalities) (pg. 48)

Pregnancy conditions total: 5 (3 fatalities)

Total Deaths: 122 (pg. 16)

• Clinical death: 1
• Death: 104
• Sudden death: 17

Coronavirus infections (pg. 23)

Total: 596 (38 fatalities)

• Asymptomatic COVID-19: 8
• COVID-19: 531 (31 fatalities)
• COVID-19 pneumonia: 17 (6 fatalities)
• Coronavirus infection: 6
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome: 1
• Suspected COVID-19: 33 (1 fatality)

TOTAL REACTIONS FOR DRUG: 124,371 (pg. 69)

TOTAL REPORTS: 43,491

TOTAL FATAL OUTCOME REPORTS: 302

Source: Government of the United Kingdom (UK). (2021). COVID-19 mRNA Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine analysis print: Data Lock Date: 28-Mar-2021; Report Run Date: 01-Apr-2021. Retrieved from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977005/COVID-19_mRNA_Pfizer-_BioNTech_Vaccine_Analysis_Print.pdf.

Oxford University/AstraZeneca

Abortions spontaneous (Miscarriages): 15 (pg. 59)

Pregnancy conditions total: 67; 1 foetal death; 2 stillbirths

Total Deaths: 195 (pg. 20)

• Brain death: 3
• Death: 175
• Sudden death: 17

Coronavirus infections (pg. 27)

• Asymptomatic COVID-19: 3
• COVID-19: 253 (16 fatalities)
• COVID-19 pneumonia: 14 (6 fatalities)
• Coronavirus infection: 2
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome: 4
• Suspected COVID-19: 20

TOTAL REACTIONS FOR DRUG: 440,871

TOTAL REPORTS: 116,162

TOTAL FATAL OUTCOME REPORTS: 472 (pg. 84)

Source: Government of the United Kingdom (UK). (2021). COVID-19 mRNA Pfizer- AstraZeneca vaccine analysis print: Data Lock Date: 28-Mar-2021; Report Run Date: 01-Apr-2021. Retrieved from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977006/COVID-19_vaccine_AstraZeneca_analysis_print.pdf.

Brand Unspecified COVID-19 Vaccine

Total Deaths: 4 (pg. 7)

Coronavirus infections (pg.11)

• COVID-19: 4
• Suspected COVID-19: 1

TOTAL REACTIONS FOR DRUG: 1,367 (pg.24)

TOTAL REPORTS: 418

TOTAL FATAL OUTCOME REPORTS: 12

Source: Government of the United Kingdom (UK). (2021). COVID-19 vaccine brand unspecified analysis print: Data Lock Date: 28-Mar-2021; Report Run Date: 01-Apr-2021. Retrieved from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977007/COVID-19_vaccine_brand_unspecified_analysis_print.pdf.

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