P.E.I. man, left debilitated after vaccine, misses out on deadline for compensation – CBC
People have to apply for federal program within 3 years of symptoms appearing
May 16, 2025
A Prince Edward Island man wants others to be aware of a federal program that offers compensation for serious and permanent injuries from vaccines approved by Health Canada, since he missed the deadline for applying and has been left in dire straits.
Kent Gillespie used to rotate among three different occupations to make a living.
“I was doing construction, I’ve been cooking for a lot of years and I had my own painting company,” he said during an interview with CBC News at his Charlottetown home.
His life is very different now.
“I tried going back to work with my nephew and it seemed like every second day I had to take the day off because my hands were just locked up like this,” he said, showing his cramped and painful fingers. “I feel a lot less of a human being.”
