Ottawa Will ‘Try’ to Fix Vaccine Injury Support Program: Health Minister

A health care worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Jan. 7, 2021. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

Ottawa is “trying” to improve the manner in which its Vaccine Injury Support Program offers services and financial aid to Canadians who suffered serious repercussions after receiving COVID-19 shots, Canada’s health minister says.

Marjorie Michel briefly spoke about the program while in New Brunswick this week, marking her first public response to inquiries regarding the effectiveness of the federal Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) since her appointment as health minister.