Chris Seeks Now Unavailable Information On Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2022 to Question 96551 on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and the oral contribution by the then-Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Life Sciences, Official Report, 13 July 2016, column 135WH, for what reason the information which enabled the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to state that Stevens-Johnson Syndrome affects about 150 patients a year is no longer available; from where such information can now be obtained; and for what reason the MHRA has not shared with the Minister the information given by its vigilance and risk management team on 4 August 2021 in response to FOI request 21/798 on the number of reports of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in relation to covid-19 up to 14 July 2021.
Maria Caulfield The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women)
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
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And the referred Written Question as below:
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome were diagnosed by the NHS in England in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021; whether any of these cases were linked to covid-19 vaccines; and what information her Department has provided to the public about whether people affected by Stevens-Johnson Syndrome should receive covid-19 booster vaccines.
Maria Caulfield The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women)
The information requested is not collected centrally.
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