An indemnity fund established to compensate those who suffer from complications following Covid-19 vaccination has granted a total of HK$10.42 million to 87 cases. The indemnity fund has received a total of 595 applications as of November 23, including 575 post-jab injury cases and 20 post-jab death cases. Of which, 227 cases were concluded as “consistent with causal association with immunization” or “indeterminate” and 150 cases were concluded as “inconsistent with causal association with immunization” or “unclassifiable”. The 87 whose applications were granted are post-jab injury cases that involve the vaccine recipients developing common side effects including Anaphylaxis, Bell’s Palsy, and Erythema Multiforme. Meanwhile, none among the 20 post-jab death cases have been granted compensation, as the expert committee decided 14 of the cases were irrelevant to vaccination, and three of them have incomplete applications.

Source: The Standard December 02, 2021 08:09 UTC