1 in 20 Claims for UK COVID-19 Jab Injury Scheme Are Successful

1 in 20 Claims for UK COVID-19 Jab Injury Scheme Are Successful
A dose of AstraZeneca vaccine is prepared at COVID-19 vaccination centre in the Odeon Luxe Cinema in Maidstone, UK, on Feb. 10, 2021. Andrew Couldridge/Reuters
Owen Evans
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One in twenty claims made to the UK  vaccine injury scheme are successful in the case of COVID-19 jabs, according to the latest data obtained by freedom of information requests.

But the scheme’s strict “60 percent disablement” threshold means that many people with significant injuries are being rejected, according to an organisation that is playing a key role in representing families and individuals left severely disabled by mRNA jabs.

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Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.
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