We were curious to know if our public health bodies were testing samples of batches of covid vaccines administered in the UK to ensure the ingredients were as they have publicly declared. So, we conducted a quick search.
A simple search for ““vaccine batches”” on WhatDoTheyKnow, returns 50 results with some FoIs sent to multiple institutions. To view a list of these 50 FoIs the search words entered into the website’s search box are enclosed in double quotation marks (e.g., “search term”) to refine the search.
A search for “vaccine batches” not enclosed in quotation marks returns 200 results, although this will include results for both of the single words “vaccine” and “batches” as well. The word “batches” could be used to describe almost anything so many of the results will be unrelated to vaccines, let alone covid vaccines.
Below is a list of the FoIs relating to covid vaccine ingredients selected from the first two pages of results using the search term “vaccine batches” (without quotation marks). We’ve reordered the FoIs so that they are listed in ascending date order.
Some of the FoIs are lengthy, so we have shown little more than a brief one-line extract from each. A hyperlink to the specific FoI is contained in the institution’s name.
In our list, for each of the FoIs, we begin with the title of the FoI followed by the date the request was made, the institution the request was made to, what the request asked (in italics), the response and the status (in bold type). Please note the status of the request is completed by the requestor and not the institution the information is being requested from.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”) is the regulator of medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK. “We rigorously use science and data to inform our decisions, enable medical innovation and to make sure that medicines and healthcare products available in the UK are safe and effective,” MHRA states.
One of its responsibilities is to “educate the public and healthcare professionals about the risks and benefits of medicines, medical devices and blood components, leading to safer and more effective use.”
A number of the 16 FoIs below were requests made to the MHRA. Even though this is merely a quick overview, MHRA’s responses, or lack thereof, are quite revealing and indicate they do not “rigorously use science and data” to ensure healthcare products available in the UK are safe and effective. If they are not rigorously using science and data, how are they able to educate the public and healthcare professionals about the risks and benefits of products that fall under their responsibility?...<<<Read More>>>...
