II have come to learn that U.K. excess deaths in 2022 exceeded those of 2020/21 and I am looking for someone who would be able to answer the following questions please.
1. Why were excess deaths higher in 2022 than in 2020 and 2021 when we were in the midst of a deadly pandemic?
2. Why are excess deaths higher after the pandemic has run its course than during the pandemic?
3. As there seems to be no other common denominator, what part have the COVID-19 vaccines played in these increased rates of mortality?
4. Is Public Health Wales currently investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines are, at least in part, responsible for the increased rates of mortality we are experiencing?
Thank you for your recent request dated 1st May 2023.
Public Health Wales does not hold the information in the requested form and are not investigating currently whether vaccines are responsible for excess deaths.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision, you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, 3, Number 2, Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner for Wales
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Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk