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<p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) operates the Yellow
Card scheme on behalf of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM). The scheme collects
and monitors information on suspected safety concerns or incidents involving vaccines,
medicines, medical devices, and e-cigarettes.</p><p>In the United Kingdom as of 5
May, 55,716 Yellow Cards have been reported for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, 167,141
for University of Oxford/AstraZeneca, 1,081 for Moderna and 606 where the brand of
the vaccine was not specified. For the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, University of Oxford/AstraZeneca,
and Moderna vaccines the overall reporting rate is approximately three to six Yellow
Cards per 1,000 doses administered.</p>
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