covid query

Summary

The requester asked for monthly hospital admission and death statistics from 2018 to 2021, updated influenza and pneumonia data, and information regarding blood donation policies for vaccinated individuals. Manx Care provided the requested statistical tables and clarified that blood donation guidelines are publicly available, while noting that blood products are screened and filtered.

Key Facts

• Total hospital admissions and deaths were provided on a monthly basis for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
• Updated annual figures for influenza and pneumonia hospitalizations and deaths were released for the period 2010 to 2021.
• The authority stated that information regarding blood donation for vaccinated individuals is already reasonably accessible via the government website.
• All blood products are screened for blood-borne viruses, filtered to remove white cells, and have plasma removed before use.
• The response was issued on December 2nd, 2021, following a request received on November 5th, 2021.

Data Disclosed

• 2074050
• 2030381
• 1861725
• 2018-2021
• 2010-2021
• 1807
• 1563
• 693
• 35
• 29
• 78
• 111
• 424
• 73
• 2021-11-05
• 2021-12-02

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Act (Information already reasonably accessible)

Original Request

1. Following on from FOI request 2030381, please could you provide the total hospital admissions, for any reason, as a monthly figure for March 2020-October 2021. Please could you also provide these numbers for Jan 2018-Feb 2019. 2. For the year 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 can you please provide the total deaths in hospital for any reason as a monthly figure to the current date. 3. Further to FOI request 1861725, could you provide updated figures for 2021 for Q1 & Q2. Also, should any of the previous years have been updated with data, please provide the new numbers as well. Thanks 4. Does the blood bank on the Island accept blood from those who have been vaccinated against Covid, as in the UK? Considering we are still in trial phase with this vaccine with no long term data, and it has been proven that the spike protein from the vaccine enters the bloodstream- is there any filtering, or testing occurring on the blood given to screen for this?

Data Tables (4)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2074050 2nd December 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 5th November 2021 and which states:

"1. Following on from FOI request 2030381, please could you provide the total hospital admissions, for any reason, as a monthly figure for March 2020-October 2021. Please could you also provide these numbers for Jan 2018-Feb 2019. 2. For the year 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 can you please provide the total deaths in hospital for any reason as a monthly figure to the current date. 3. Further to FOI request 1861725, could you provide updated figures for 2021 for Q1 & Q2. Also, should any of the previous years have been updated with data, please provide the new numbers as well. Thanks 4. Does the blood bank on the Island accept blood from those who have been vaccinated against Covid, as in the UK? Considering we are still in trial phase with this vaccine with no long term data, and it has been proven that the spike protein from the vaccine enters the bloodstream- is there any filtering, or testing occurring on the blood given to screen for this?"

Our Response

1. Following on from FOI request 2030381, please could you provide the total hospital admissions, for any reason, as a monthly figure for March 2020-October 2021. Please could you also provide these numbers for Jan 2018-Feb 2019 Total number of hospital admissions, for any reason: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2018 1807 1563 1807 1639 1753 1761 1943 1910 1869 1976 1827 1601 2019 1800 1698 1773 1794 1840 1710 1923 1847 1892 1956 1815 1726 2020 1714 1639 1362 693 870 1067 1319 1433 1695 1779 1828 1631 2021 1529 1677 1569 1614 1680 1788 1684 1638 1764 1652

2. For the year 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 can you please provide the total deaths in hospital for any reason as a monthly figure to the current date. Total number of deaths in hospital, for any reason: 3. Further to FOI request 1861725, could you provide updated figures for 2021 for Q1 & Q2. Also, should any of the previous years have been updated with data, please provide the new numbers as well. Influenza hospitalizations and deaths per year from 2010 to current Pneumonia hospitalisations and deaths per year from 2010 to current In both influenza and pneumonia data above, the number of deaths refer to the discharge method of the patient from hospital, and the identified condition. However, this may not be the cause of death, which can only be determined from the death certificate which is not readily available to Manx Care. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2018 35 29 36 27 29 32 23 18 24 22 25 26 2019 25 14 19 19 32 26 35 23 25 23 26 30 2020 51 28 18 32 28 25 20 27 16 33 31 22 2021 26 24 35 29 18 20 32 26 30 30 27 Year Admissions Deaths 2010 2 0 2011 2 0 2013 1 0 2014 3 0 2016 8 0 2017 14 0 2018 89 4 2019 34 0 2020 1 0 2021 3 0 Year Admissions Deaths 2010 357 78 2011 379 111 2012 352 91 2013 389 81 2014 389 99 2015 411 86 2016 560 80 2017 701 115 2018 716 116 2019 344 37 2020 77 16 2021 424 73

1. Does the blood bank on the Island accept blood from those who have been vaccinated against Covid, as in the UK? Considering we are still in trial phase with this vaccine with no long term data, and it has been proven that the spike protein from the vaccine enters the bloodstream- is there any filtering, or testing occurring on the blood given to screen for this?" While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. The information that you have requested is available from the government website at www.gov.im/giving-blood. All blood products are screened for any blood born viruses. They are also filtered to remove white cells and the plasma is removed before use (this is where any antibodies will be found).

Please quote the reference number 2074050 in any future communications.

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