Important:
2026-01-16: Correction identified in Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme data
An error has been identified in the underlying dataset used to produce this Freedom of Information (FOI) response. The issue relates to the metric “cumulative total of awarded claims to bereaved claimants” within Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) COVID-19 claim volumes and outcomes data.
The error has since been corrected in the published VDPS datasets. However, the data contained within this FOI response has not been retrospectively updated, as FOI responses reflect the information held at the time of disclosure.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and recommend that users refer to the amended datasets for the most accurate and up-to-date figures:
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/vdps-non-covid-19
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/vdps-covid-19
Request
Question 5 [of FOI 32045]
Of all these claims mentioned how many have been successful for
60% damage
Death
For UK and how many are
N. Ireland cases?
Can you please explain:-
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Why/When has a new reporting system been created?
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Why has the system changed to prevent N. I. Cases being identified.
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I assume these N. I. Reports were opened to add to the UK Vaccine Damage Payment so why would you need to reopen N. Ireland claims?
With todays computer technology I do not understand why these reports would need to be reopened manually.
Are you implying claims from N. Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England are now included into the UK Vaccine Damage Claims as one, so we will no longer know the number of claims from each of these areas?
Response
From Dec 2020 to Feb 2023, 44 claims for a Vaccine Damage Payment were awarded. Disablement was assessed to be at 60% or more for all 44 claims. In total, 22 awarded claims relate to a deceased person.
Remaining Information
The VDPS team will contact you to answer the remaining questions, as these explanations do not fall within the scope of FOI.
Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01172
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