UK compensates less than 2% of vaccine victims, new figures show
Less than 2% of Brits who apply for COVID-19 vaccine injury compensation are approved.
New data obtained by The Telegraph through Freedom of Information requests show that out of 14,000 people who applied to the British government’s Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), only 175 have received payments.
Since the VDPS was established in 1979, there have been approximately 16,000 claims for compensation for vaccine-related injuries. Over 87% of those have been linked to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Claimants who are approved receive a one-time payment of £120,000 ($158,626). To secure approval, however, claims must include a medical assessment affirming that the vaccine caused the victim’s injury. Given that all official health bodies insist the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, however, such validation is hard to come by.
Thousands of alleged vaccine victims have been denied compensation because medical assessors have determined there is not enough evidence to prove the injuries were caused by the shots. Over 500 applicants were turned away before even receiving a medical assessment. Hundreds of other claimants have been rejected because they are “not disabled enough.”
Ninety-seven percent of approved claims were from injuries caused by Britain’s own AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, of which 50 million doses were administered in the UK.
‘It doesn’t clear your mortgage’
Over 50 UK citizens who say they are victims of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine or are relatives of vaccine victims insist that the government's £120,000 payment is insufficient to cover damages. They are taking the only other legal action available to them by suing the pharmaceutical giant over their injuries.
“You think £120,000 is massive,” said Claire Bowie, who was one of the few vaccine victims to be awarded compensation. Bowie became paralyzed after taking the AstraZeneca shot in April 2021. “I have been in the civil service all my life, I wasn't used to that money. But the bottom line is it doesn't clear your mortgage and modify your house.”
Vaccine maker refuses to accept liability
AstraZeneca reportedly admitted in February that its injection has been known to cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, a condition that causes blood clots accompanied by a low platelet count. The company also acknowledged in court documents that its vaccine has caused at least 80 deaths in the UK, though it continues to maintain that severe adverse events are rare and refuses to accept liability.
In May, AstraZeneca withdrew its vaccine worldwide. The company said the shot was pulled for commercial reasons and that the decision is not connected to its legal battle.
