FOI-03095

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

<strong>Request</strong>

You asked us:

<i>‘To date, how many people have applied for a vaccine damage payment and what percentage of them had AstraZeneca jabs. The same question posed by the daily telegraph in August of 2024.’</i>

On 20 August 2025, you clarified your question:

<i>‘I am referring to Covid 19 vaccinations only.’</i>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 18 August 2025. 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

<strong>Our response</strong>

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested.

<strong>Question 1 - I am referring to Covid 19 vaccinations only. To date, how many people have applied for a vaccine damage payment</strong>

Under Section 21 of the FOIA, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.

The NHSBSA actively publishes information on claims made to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) on the Open Data Portal for both COVID-19 and non COVID-19 claims.

You can find the Open Data Portal at:<br>
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/vdps-covid-19

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

<strong>Question 2 - and what percentage of them had AstraZeneca jabs</strong>

As of 31 July 2025, based on medical assessment reports where an outcome has been communicated, 32% of all COVID-19 claims are related to AstraZeneca vaccinations. 

<strong>Data Queries</strong>

Please contact <a href=mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>  ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

<strong>Reusing the data and copyright</strong>

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href=mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:<br>
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.


Tags: NHSBSA corporate, Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, nhsbsa, vdps
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