Covid Vaccine Injury Payout Plan Push Comes After Emergency End

May 31, 2023, 9:36 AM UTC

Thousands of Covid-19 vaccine injury allegations have been submitted to the federal government and are unlikely to be reviewed any time soon without intervention by the Biden administration and Congress, according to attorneys whose potential clients feel they have nowhere to turn.

Appendicitis, cognitive difficulty, abdominal pain, and abnormal heart rhythm are just some of the Covid vaccine-related injuries cited by the 8,208 individuals who have filed requests for benefits with the Health and Human Services Department’s Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program.

The CICP has reached only 749 decisions on claims related to Covid treatments, with four cases resulting in compensation. ...

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