More than a dozen COVID-19 vaccine injury claims have now been approved by U.S. authorities, but none of the injured have received compensation.
The U.S. government’s Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program has approved claims from 19 people, ruling that they proved their injuries were caused by the vaccines. The approvals are through Feb. 1.
All 19 injured people are eligible for compensation but none have received a payout yet, according to the program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, which runs the program, did not respond to a request for comment.
In 17 of the cases, a COVID-19 vaccine caused myocarditis, a form of heart inflammation, pericarditis, a related condition, or both. One of the remaining approvals was for severe allergic shock and one was for a type of skin swelling called angioedema….