Applications open for federal vaccine injury compensation – CBC

Side effects from Health Canada-approved shots must be ‘serious and permanent’ to trigger support

Jun 04, 2021

The federal government began accepting applications for its vaccine injury support program this week, but some people diagnosed with rare but serious conditions after their vaccinations aren’t sure the compensation goes far enough.

Serious side effects have been very rare among the millions of doses administered in Canada this year. But they’re possible with any vaccine, and this new program covers not only COVID-19 shots, but other vaccinations as well.

To qualify, a person has to have received a Health Canada-approved vaccine in Canada and be diagnosed with “a serious and permanent injury.”

But what if someone’s significantly injured and can’t work for a while, but eventually recovers months later? Would that qualify for help?

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/friday-covid-vaccine-injury-compensation-1.6052222