Thousands of people are still waiting to learn whether they'll receive compensation for injuries they believe they incurred when receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Thousands of people are still waiting to learn whether they will receive compensation for injuries they believe they incurred when receiving a coronavirus vaccine, as claimants and lawyers say delays are causing unnecessary distress to people with serious illnesses.
said the small number of approvals among applications reflected the overwhelming safety of the vaccinesThe COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme covers losses or expenses of $1000 or more from injury resulting in hospitalisation or death from specific severe reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. A spokesperson for Services Australia said 2267 claims were in progress or “waiting on further information from applicants” and 562 had been deemed not payable.
Accountant Habib Khan, a 36-year-old from Sydney’s northern suburbs, was on life support and unable to work for months after suffering myocarditis, among other injuries, following his Pfizer vaccination in 2021. “It was extremely difficult,” he said. “Even though I am used to contracts and paperwork in my job, it was overwhelming.”
Unlike other personal injury schemes, such as WorkCover, which provide a provisional payment while a claim is being assessed, claimants under the COVID-19 vaccine injury scheme do not receive any money until their claim is approved.
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