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As of 1 March, researchers can request access to two COVID-19 vaccine datasets through the HDR Innovation Gateway, set up by the national institute for health data science, HDR UK.
The datasets available are the England COVID-19 Immunisation dataset and the Welsh COVID-19 Vaccination dataset.
England s COVID Immunisation dataset is now available through the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Secure Research Service. The information contains de-identified record-level data of people who have received a vaccination for COVID-19, as well as the type of vaccine and date of vaccination.
Covering similar data for Wales, the Welsh COVID Vaccination Dataset allows vaccine data to be linked to the other key health and administrative datasets available through the SAIL Databank.
The Cabinet Office has announced plans for a new entity and a trio of senior appointments for digital and data in the UK Government.
It is setting up a Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) as a strategic centre for digital, data and technology, with Paul Willmott as its chair and Joanna Davinson as chief executive officer.
This comes with the appointment of Tom Read as the new chief executive officer of the Government Digital Service (GDS).
In a division of roles previously under the remit of GDS, it will be responsible for the standards, controls and assurance functions, and focus on the development of new digital products and services.