Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims
The AstraZeneca Covid jab is credited with saving millions of lives worldwide. NHSBSA said it continued to work "closely" with the government on "managing the costs of the VDPS".Related topicsCoronavirus vaccinesCoronavirusHealthVaccination
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- ▪NHSBSA said it continued to work "closely" with the government on "managing the costs of the VDPS".Related topicsCoronavirus vaccinesCoronavirusHealthVaccination
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Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victimsImage caption, More than 24,000 Covid vaccine-harm claims have been made - most relating to the AstraZeneca jabByCatherine Snowdon, Health reporter and Jim Reed, Health reporterPublished1 hour agoThe government scheme to support people injured by Covid vaccines and other jabs has cost £83m to run since April 2022, new figures have revealed.The amount spent on administration costs and medical assessments is more than double the £32m paid out in financial support to victims so far.The Taxpayers' Alliance think tank said the public would be "stunned" at the cost and called for the government to urgently review the scheme.NHSBSA which runs the scheme for the government says rising numbers of claims are behind the…
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