UK Plans Reforms to COVID Vaccine Injury Compensation

UK Plans Reforms to COVID Vaccine Injury Compensation
Above: UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting on Jan. 7, 2025. Image copyright: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Contributor/Future Publishing via Getty Images

The Spin

Establishment-critical narrative

The UK's forced vaccines harmed many, with 17K VDPS claims but only 188 payouts. The government's slow reaction to known risks like vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia and heart issues led to consequences. With compensation capped at £120K, the system is clearly broken. Everyone who was injured by a vaccine the government forced them to take deserves much better.

Pro-establishment narrative

While the small number of genuinely vaccine-injured people deserve fair compensation, the overwhelming evidence shows that the UK's COVID vaccines are very safe. Besides preventing over 120K deaths and 250K hospitalizations in the UK, their side effects are predominantly mild, with severe reactions being extremely rare. The benefits of vaccination far outweigh these risks.

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