Shin Hyun-young "State to Provide Prior Compensation for Vaccine Adverse Reactions"... Proposes Rapid Support Act

Shin Hyun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, and others are holding a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the afternoon of the 10th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 10th, Shin Hyun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced that she has taken the lead in proposing the "Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act Amendment" which allows the state to advance compensation costs when COVID-19 vaccine recipients report adverse reactions.

At a press conference held at the National Assembly Communication Office on the same day, Representative Shin pointed out, "The government has been operating a vaccination injury compensation system where the state compensates for damages recognized as caused by national preventive vaccination vaccines, but it is difficult to prove the causal relationship between vaccination and adverse reactions, and the damage compensation review also takes considerable time."

As the background, Representative Shin cited that although about 19,000 cases of adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine have been reported so far, only four cases have been recognized for causal relationship and received compensation.

Representative Shin emphasized the necessity of passing the amendment, saying, "The COVID-19 vaccine may cause rare side effects in addition to the known adverse reactions."

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