Australia: Thousands claim compensation for Covid vaccine side effects

Thousands are claiming compensation for Covid vaccine-related side-effects in Australia.

According to reports, Over 10,000 people are likely to claim compensation for lost income after being hospitalised due to rare side effects from Covid-19 vaccine jabs. The compensation that begins at 5,000 Australian dollars will include medical costs and lost wages to be paid by the government.

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If the compensations are approved, the programme will cost the government at least 50 million Australian dollars, according to a Bloomberg report.

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has received almost 79,000 reports of adverse side-effects from 36.8 million doses of vaccine. The most frequently reported side effects to include a sore arm, headache, fever and chills.