Article translated and adapted from English, Published by the US headquarters of the Epoch Times.
The Australian government has received more than 4,300 vaccine injury claims and awarded compensation of about 23 million Australian dollars ($15 million).
Data provided to The Epoch Times shows that 8.34% of claims under the government’s compensation scheme resulted in a payout.
“As of July 31, 2024, the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Plan has received 4,389 claims and paid out 366 claims totaling approximately $23 million,” the agency told The Epoch Times.
Plan COVID-19 vaccine claims Allows individuals to claim damages of more than $1,000 for “moderate to severe adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.”
The scheme covers vaccines approved by the TGA, including the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax vaccines.
The government agency Services Australia manages claims on behalf of the Department of Health and Aged Care.
To make a claim, individuals must meet the definition of impairment, be hospitalized as an inpatient, or have an exemption for receiving care in an outpatient setting.
As per the plan, the claimable conditions range from anaphylactic reaction to erythema multiforme (major), myocarditis, pericarditis, and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome.
This also includes shoulder injuries or other moderate to significant physical injuries caused by vaccines that have caused permanent disability or require long-term medical treatment.
“In both cases, the injuries would have occurred during the physical act of receiving the vaccine,” Services Australia says. states usa,
“You must also have been admitted to hospital as an inpatient. Presentation to the emergency department is not recognised as an admission to hospital.
Individuals who are not hospitalized for indigent illness or treated in an outpatient setting are classified as “Ask for a discount,
The Department of Health website confirms that claims under the scheme can be submitted until September 30.
“The government agreed in the 2023-24 mid-year economic and fiscal outlook that the scheme will close to new claims on September 30, 2024,” a Department of Health spokesperson told The Epoch Times.
“Compensation claims submitted up to this date will continue to be assessed in accordance with scheme policy.”
The plan does not cover damages caused due to COVID-19, psychological and psychosocial conditions, and secondary injuries.
Other side effects not covered include headache, fatigue, and reactions at the injection site.
Recently, politicians from all political parties wrote to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressing their concerns about the scheme’s expiry at the end of September.
He asked the government to expand the COVID-19 vaccine compensation scheme and expand its eligibility criteria.
“Although the Australian Government compensates vaccine manufacturers and continues to promote the use of boosters, it makes no sense to remove the ‘safety net’ of the scheme,” the letter said. states usa,
The letter was signed by Teal MP Monique Ryan, United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babett, Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, Liberal Senators Gerard Rennick and Alex Antic, One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts and former Liberal MP-turned-independent Russell Broadbent.
Vaccination mandate was a mistake, says former prime minister
The news comes as former New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet accepted In a farewell speech to Parliament, the vaccination mandate was a mistake.
“Regardless of all the decisions we made, I believe it is important to point out one mistake that was made by governments here and around the world. That was the strict enforcement of the vaccination mandate,” he said in the NSW Parliament.
“Health officials and governments were acting with the right intentions to stop the spread, but if the effect of vaccines on transmission was limited, as is now more widely acknowledged, the law should have left more room to respect freedoms.”
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