Covid vaccinations in UK mostly stopping

UK to stop primary covid vaccine course

https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk
https://twitter.com/UKHSA

Getting a 1st and 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination/getting-a-1st-and-2nd-dose-of-the-covid-19-vaccine/

Currently, 75 + or comorbidities

CDC advice as today

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect.html

J and J in the US

About 19 million people

More than 31.5 million doses

December 2021 (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-the-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-jcvi-statement-7-may-2021/use-of-the-astrazeneca-covid-19-azd1222-vaccine-updated-jcvi-statement-7-may-2021

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1540424/astrazeneca-vaccine-not-used-booster-what-happened-oxford-mRNA-evg

A spokesperson JCVI

The results of the COV-BOOST trial conducted during the summer of 2021 provided good evidence that mRNA vaccines are the most effective option for the UK’s booster programme.

(Denmark stopped AZ in April 2021)

Patients launch legal action against AstraZeneca over its covid-19 vaccine (BMJ)

https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p725

AZ been sent pre-action protocol letters

First step in a legal claim, 75 claimants

Some have survived with catastrophic injuries following blood clots.

Relatives representing others who suffered adverse reactions.

Consumer Protection Act 1987

Must show that the vaccine was not as safe as the public were entitled to expect

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Limited to £120 000 per claim, applicants must prove severe disablement

Administrative staff, four to 80

Freedom of information request

NHS Business Services, by 6 March 2023

Scheme had received 4,017 claims

622 concerned AstraZeneca vaccine

348 the Pfizer

43 the Moderna vaccine

334 were for a severe adverse reaction, (claims by relatives)

Australia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i8Jxciomzc&t=34s

Population, 26 million

3,374 claims