It turns out that the U.K. drugs regulator the MHRA is responsible for making its own rules and marking its own homework. No wonder it repeatedly fails to keep the public safe, writes ex-Senior Civil Servant Nick Hunt.
Government Minister Will Quince claimed the MHRA is "globally recognised for requiring high standards of safety and effectiveness". That is palpable nonsense, says Nick Denim.
Back in February 2021, MHRA promised to do a whole range of routine population-level data analysis “to quickly detect a potential safety signal” for the Covid vaccines. So, where is it?
The blame game starts as MHRA passes the buck, writing in an FOI reply that "all the Covid vaccine authorisation decisions were taken by the Government Minister". Time for MPs to turn up the heat on the regulator.
UK drugs regulator the MHRA has responded to an FOI request about the Covid vaccines but redacted crucial safety data. What is it hiding?
One in five jobs in the department of the MHRA that authorises vaccines for public use are currently vacant. Should we be worried? Yes, says a safety expert. If vacancies climb above 15%, safety is compromised.
In response to an FOI, the UK medicine's regulator MHRA stated its "does not hold a process for investigation of individual Yellow Card reports". It also revealed it is not subject to any safety audits.
