The most common injury from errant vaccine shots might no longer be paid through a federal program due to a rule change ushered in during the final days of the Trump administration.
More than 2,200 Americans since 2017 have filed shoulder-injury claims to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
But a rule change signed last month by then-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar would remove shoulder injuries from the program, known as vaccine court.
The move comes as more than one million Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19 every day at nursing homes, clinics and stadium-style mass immunization sites to curb a once-in-a-century virus. Adding barriers for those who have rare but serious side effects sends the wrong message as the nation undertakes an unprecedented immunization campaign, experts say.
Amid the currently pressing coronavirus pandemic, a corner has been turned in the form of COVID-19 vaccines. Companies like Pfizer and Moderna have already begun to release vaccine doses to the public after receiving emergency approval
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