Sick after a Covid vaccination: 72 people compensated amicably

2023-07-12 11:45:00

No indication of the amount of compensation offered to the persons concerned has been given.

“As of June 30, Oniam has ruled on the right to compensation in 241 cases” de troubles post-vaccination Covid, “of which 30% in favor of compensation”declared before the Social Affairs Committee of the Senate François Toujas, candidate for the presidency of Oniam.

Oniam’s compensation proposals concern “mainly myocarditis or pericarditis”added Mr. Toujas.

In France, 150 million people have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

In total, Oniam received as of June 30 1,020 requests for amicable compensation for a health problem after a Covid vaccination, of which 768 remain under investigation, according to figures presented by Mr. Toujas.

At the top of the health problems mentioned in the claims for compensation are pericarditis and myocarditis (inflammation of the heart), with 211 files.

“One of the essential subjects”

Next come neurological disorders (196 files, including 33 with facial paralysis), strokes/thromboses/pulmonary embolisms (129 files), joint disorders (91 files), hearing disorders (67 files) and dermatological disorders (31 files). ).

These folders will be a “essential subjects for Oniam” in the years to come, said Mr. Toujas.

Oniam, whose full name is the National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Conditions and Nosocomial Infections, was created by a 2002 law.

It is responsible for processing claims for compensation from victims of serious medical accidents.

“The victim can thus be compensated quickly thanks to an amicable process for their file, knowing that they can always, if they prefer, go to court”says its website.

Oniam’s figures do not include these legal proceedings.

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