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The Protection Fund’s first loss of 450,000 did not announce which vaccine was involved. Lin Zhiyi: Limited information is difficult to increase confidence

2021-06-20T06:59:42.975Z


The Hong Kong Vaccine Protection Fund made compensation for the first time. The three people received a total of 450,000 yuan for facial paralysis and immediate severe allergic reactions. Some patient organizations have criticized that the government has not disclosed the age, sex, and vaccination of the case.


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Written by: Zhu Haiqi

2021-06-17 09:48

Last update date: 2021-06-17 09:48

The Hong Kong Vaccine Protection Fund made compensation for the first time. The three people received a total of 450,000 yuan for facial paralysis and immediate severe allergic reactions.

Some patient organizations have criticized that the government has not announced the age, gender, vaccination style and severity of the case, which will affect the public's judgment on whether or not to get an injection. If the government wants to enhance public confidence, it should release more information, which is also the public's right to know.

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The Chairman of Patient Policy Link, Lin Zhiyi, stated on the Radio Hong Kong program "Millenniums" that the amount of compensation approved by the authorities is not low, reflecting that the vaccine does have some side effects. The vaccination program has only started for more than 100 days, and compensation is expected. The amount will continue to rise.

He criticized that the government only released total statistics and did not disclose the details of the claims, including age, sex, severity, and degree of recovery. "The most important thing is that people want to know about the vaccine." "Severe allergic reaction" is quite unclear. The public may have their own physical conditions to consider. "It may be hesitant if it is consistent with this (case)". Only when transparency is maintained, the public can make an informed choice, which will help to receive vaccination, and the announcement of the case will not reveal it. Case identity.

Lin Zhiyi urged the government to publish the details of the claims to protect the public's right to know.

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Lin Zhiyi also said that about 11 of the 74 cases were denied claims, and believed that the authorities should explain, "Everyone wants to know how to use or not use public funds, and the public must have the right to know."

He expects the government to regularly publish relevant information every two weeks. There are currently 58 applications awaiting approval. If there are bottlenecks in the evaluation process of the expert committee, it should work more closely.

The Food and Health Bureau said yesterday (16th) that it is inconvenient to disclose the details of the case. As of the 10th of this month, the Vaccine Protection Fund has temporarily received 74 applications, 71 of which were all injured. Three of them involved immediate severe allergic reactions and hospitalization. For treatment and Bell facial paralysis cases, a total of 450,000 yuan has been approved for compensation, and another 56 cases are still being processed.

As for the remaining 11 cases, they were judged by the expert committee to be irrelevant or unclassifiable. One case was evaluated based on the severity of the case, and no guarantee was granted. The completed cases did not involve long-term or permanent physical damage.

According to the authorities, it has received three applications for death cases, two of which are still being processed, and after one application, the government has not found its new crown vaccine record and failed to accept it.

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