Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) has paid out nearly $7 million in claims since it first launched, according to updated bi-annual records.
According to the VISP, a total of 1,859 claims have been received thus far from Canadians who suffered death or injury as a result of vaccines administered in Canada on or after Dec. 8, 2020. A total of 103 claims have been approved to date, with payments totalling $6,695,716.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, a total of 1,553 claims have been determined to be admissible, 240 were deemed inadmissible, and 66 are still pending administrative review for eligibility.
The VISP was created in December 2020 to ensure that all people in Canada who have experienced “a serious and permanent injury” as a result of receiving a Health Canada-authorized vaccine administered in Canada on or after Dec. 8, 2020, will receive timely and fair financial support. The VISP serves all people vaccinated in Canada, except for those vaccinated in Quebec, who will receive coverage from the province’s longstanding program….