VACCINE SURVEILLANCE AND STRATEGY

THIS LOOKS HOPEFUL, subject to provisos.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/951189/COVID-19_vaccine_surveillance_strategy.pdf

PROVISOS
- everyone involved in the chain of events knows about this
-AND there is effective working software to deliver notifications and collate and report incidents
-AND everyone delivers the reports and data
-testing report software links effectively to vaccine software

- What about surveillance of one dose interval? There are separate studies dealing with HealthcareWorker surveillance (SIREN) and care home residents & staff (Vivaldi), Community Infection Survey (ONS), routine data sources eg via GP software.

This refers to “the earliest eligible groups have been offered a FULL course of vaccination”

What about monitoring of one dose effectiveness over the interval between doses?

How systematically is that being done?
I’m pretty sure from comments from others SOMETHING is being done

It would be very reassuring for the public if this was well publicised

Maybe a good subject for @TimHarford and #MoreOrLess?

Both the what monitoring and the how, and the extent that those who are supposed to be engaged in supply the data know what to do and how to do it.