No-fault vaccine injury compensation scheme must be introduced
By Jerome Doraisamy|22 April 2021
A scheme to cover lost income, medical expenses, and personal care needs for those who get vaccinated must be implemented as an urgent priority, says a national plaintiff firm.
In a statement, Shine Lawyers national medical law practice leader Clare Eves argued that the introduction of a no-fault compensation scheme for those who are “unlucky enough” to develop serious adverse side effects from taking a COVID-19 vaccine will help avoid “complex and expensive litigation”.
This is not a radical idea, Ms Eves submitted, but instead it is one already being embraced by governments around the world, and looking after those who do suffer from the jab will help strengthen public acceptance of the vaccine.
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