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COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Population Size

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2020

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

Dataset

Publications using this dataset (curated)

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Collection(s)

Data Custodian

Summary

As part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS England has been commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to operate the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme. This dataset records individual vaccination events, details of the patients and batch information on the vaccine for anyone vaccinated within England

Documentation

https://digital.nhs.uk/services/data-access-request-service-dars/dars-products-and-services/data-set-catalogue/covid-19-vaccination-status

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Vaccines

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node	Disambiguating Description	Measured Value	Measured Property	Observation Date
Persons	Total number of distinct individuals in the dataset	2144967	Count	13 Jun 2025
Events	Total number of vaccination administered in the last 12 month	642985	Count	13 Jun 2025

Provenance

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Community, Local authority, Prescribing - Community pharmacy, Primary care - Clinic, Secondary care - Outpatients

Patient pathway description

A patient is identified for vaccination, receives their COVID-19 dose, and their status is recorded in NHS systems using their NHS number for monitoring and outcome tracking.

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Daily

Version

1.0.0

Modified

25/06/2025

Coverage

Start date

08/08/2020

Time lag

Less than 1 week

Geographic coverage

North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html

Minimum age range

Maximum age range

111

Accessibility

Language

Alignment with standardised data models

NHS DATA DICTIONARY

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

text/csv, application/SQL

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

https://northwestsde.nhs.uk/for-sde-users/apply-to-use-the-sde

Time to dataset access

2-6 months

Access method category

TRE/SDE

Access service description

A secure workspace within the SDE will be implemented for each project. The standard package for a secure workspace includes a cloud-based VDI providing access to an instance of the platform and a suite of included tools. Further details can be provided on request

Jurisdiction

Data use limitation

Research use only

Data use requirements

User-specific restriction

Data Controller

North West Secure Data Environment (NW SDE)

Data Processor

Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Demographics

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Dataset Sub-types: Vaccines

Collection Sources: Community, Local authority, Prescribing - Community pharmacy, Primary care - Clinic, Secondary care - Outpatients

Publications about this dataset

The role of health and social factors in education outcome: A record-linked electronic birth cohort ...Evans A, Dunstan F, Fone DL, Bandyopadhyay A, Scho...

PloS one

Published - 2019