A veil of secrecy: U.K. health agency withholds data amid excess death concerns
Bad science By Willow Tohi // Nov 17, 2025 The U.K. Health Security Agency is refusing to publicly release data that could reveal a potential link between COVID-19 vaccination dates and excess deaths. A cross-party group of MPs and the campaign group UsForThem have demanded transparency, noting the data was shared with pharmaceutical companies. The UKHSA defends its decision, citing concerns over public distress, misinformation and patient confidentiality. Critics have accused the agency of a "cover-up" and compared its stance to the early days of the infected blood scandal. The Information Commissioner has ruled in favor of the UKHSA, upholding its right to withhold the anonymized dataset. In a move that has ignited accusations of a governmental cover-up, the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is refusing to release critical data that could illuminate the causes behind the nation’s persistently high excess death rates. Despite sharing the same information with pharmaceut...