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Question follow-through · 107346

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many awards had been made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for claims arising from Covid-19 vaccines as at 31 December 2025.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
26 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many awards had been made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for claims arising from Covid-19 vaccines as at 31 December 2025.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Data from the NHS Business Services Authority, the administrators of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), shows that as of 31 December 2025, 246 VDPS awards have been made for claims relating to COVID-19 vaccinations.Information on COVID-19 claims to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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