Posted on 08/08/2021 3:55:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
For the first time in South Korea, a nursing assistant who was paralysed after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine was recognised as a victim of an industrial accident, making her eligible for government benefits and compensation.
The nursing assistant, who has not been identified, received AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) shot on March 12 and later suffered from double vision and paralysis and was diagnosed with acute encephalomyelitis, the state-run Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service said on Friday.
The service said in a statement the woman did not have underlying conditions and there seemed to be a "a reasonable causal link between the side effects and the vaccination".
AstraZeneca, asked about the case, did not refer to it directly but said patient safety was of the utmost importance for it and regulators around the world.
"International regulators, including the World Health Organization, continue to reaffirm that the vaccine offers a high-level of protection against all severities of COVID-19 and variants of concern, and is a key part of global efforts to overcome the virus," AstraZeneca said in a statement.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) had determined that with the available evidence, it could not verify a connection between the woman's case and the vaccine but it was open to re-evaluation when more evidence was available, said agency official Choi Seung-ho.
South Korea, like many other countries, has indemnified major vaccine makers against claims and set up funds to cover any costs.
It offers up to 10 million won ($8,747) to anyone who suffers serious side effects from the coronavirus vaccines but this is the first case in which the side effects are considered an industrial accident.
Healthcare workers were among the first to be eligible for the vaccines in South Korea and were encouraged by employers to be vaccinated
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She will be compensated for missed work hours and benefits will cover her medical expenses and disabilities, the service spokesman told Reuters. There were six more cases pending a decision, the spokesman said.
Note that in South Korea, vaccines are encouraged but NOT forced on employees.
Our legislators ought to draft a law that compensates every Covid vaccine related injury, especially if MANDATED.
If you do it of your own free will, it’s on you. If you’re coerced, it’s human sacrifice. To paraphrase H.G. Wells, we’ve come a long way from our origins in the primordial slime.
I wonder if and how this could change the narrative for us here in the US?
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