"Call for Transparency: Release of Data Linking Covid Vaccine to Excess Deaths Urged"

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has accused the UK Health Secretary of withholding data that could link the Covid vaccine to excess deaths, demanding the release of underlying data to support the government's assertion that there is "no evidence" linking excess deaths to the vaccines. The group has written to the Health Secretary and relevant agencies to request the data, expressing concerns about the lack of transparency and its impact on public health messaging. The Office for National Statistics has been accused of overestimating excess deaths in the first year of the Covid pandemic, prompting a review of its methodology.