# Government data rejection

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-09-18T04:00:00+00:00
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Government ‘withholding data that may link Covid jab to excess deaths’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/11/15/government-withholding-data-covid-jab-link-excess-deaths/ Public health watchdog has been accused of a “cover-up” Refusing to publish data that could link Covid vaccine with excess deaths UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Argued that releasing date would lead to the “distress” of bereaved relatives (if link discovered). Risked damaging the well-being and mental health bereaved of the families and friends of people who died. Thomas Gray 1742 Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44301/ode-on-a-distant-prospect-of-eton-college And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their paradise. No more; where ignorance is bliss, Tis folly to be wise. Letter to UKHSA and Department for Health From MPs and peers, Potentially critical data had been released to pharmaceutical companies but not public domain. Date of individuals Covid vaccine doses. Date of individuals deaths. Data should be released “on the same anonymised basis that it was shared with the pharmaceutical groups, and there seems to be no credible reason why that should not be done immediately”. UsForThem Requested UKHSA release data freedom of information UKHSA refused Information Commissioner ruled in the UKHSA’s favour https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/who-we-are/information-commissioner/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Why? Publishing the data “could lead to misinformation” that would “have an adverse impact on vaccine uptake” Risk of individuals being identified Reform UK https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/24/reform-commits-to-excess-deaths-and-vaccine-harms-inquiry/ Has committed to a public inquire into excess deaths and vaccine harms Richard Tic…

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