Australia Pays $16.9 Million in COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims
The revelation is contained within a Services Australia submission to the federal government’s COVID-19 inquiry.
The Australian government has paid out more than $16.9 million (US$11.1 million) of vaccine injury claims since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The revelation is contained within a Services Australia submission to the federal government’s COVID-19 inquiry.
“As at Nov. 29, 2023, 3,987 claims had been received. 238 claims have been paid to the value of over $16.9 million,” the submission states (pdf). This equates to nearly 6 percent of all claims.
The COVID-19 vaccine claims scheme, confirmed in August 2021, enables individuals to claim losses above $1,000 in relation to “moderate to severe adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.”
It covers vaccines approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines.
Services Australia administers the scheme on behalf of the Department of Health and Aged Care.
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