Vaccine injury programs elsewhere also face challenges, criticism – GLOBAL

July 2, 2025

Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program is not the only one of its kind facing major challenges.

Similar efforts in the U.S., U.K. and Australia have come under scrutiny for allegedly failing to support families amid surging applications and desperate pleas for help.

The Australian government closed its new injury claim program and stopped accepting new applications on Sept. 30, 2024, after complaints about how applicants were treated.

Australia had reportedly paid out about C$28.5 million in injury compensation. Its program has been widely criticized at home and by the global cable news outlet, Sky News.

One veteran Australian Liberal MP has begun publicly advocating in Parliament for the injured.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/11255149/vaccine-injury-programs-international-challenges-criticism/