Compensation

COVERSE testifies in Parliament

On 1 February 2024 COVERSE was invited to testify before the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs which was holding an inquiry into terms of reference for a potential COVID-19 Royal Commission. COVERSE was represented by board members Rado Faletič and Rachel O’Reilly. Senators asked about challenges with the federal government’s Covid-19 Vaccine[…]

A win for vaccine-injured workers

In a decision handed down in the South Australian Employment Tribunal it was confirmed that employers are responsible for compensating workers who become injured from a vaccine they were mandated to take, irrespective of whether the mandate was imposed by the employer alone, or from government public health orders. Importantly, the ruling demonstrates that businesses[…]

The Lockdown Files: AstraZeneca vaccine

The Daily Telegraph — one of the UK’s major newspapers — has run a series of news articles about problems surrounding AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine. This has come about as a result of The Lockdown Files, which are leaked text messages from former UK health secretary Matt Hancock, coupled with evidence emerging from the UK Covid-19[…]

Long-term adverse effects

A significant portion of the Covid-19 vaccine-injured community in Australia continue to suffer from the harms caused by their vaccinations, despite governments and public health authorities assuring the public that these vaccine products don’t caused long-term adverse effects. Those Australians who have struggled with adverse reactions that have been acknowledged by regulators, such as myocarditis,[…]

Fit and active, now disabled

For many people around Australia who were previously fit, healthy and active, their reactions to COVID-19 vaccines have left them barely able to function with crippling new disabilities. For an overwhelming number of these people their medical teams have not been able to provide meaningful treatment options for them, nor have they been able to[…]

Albanese Government’s lack of support for vaccine-injured Australians

CANBERRA, ACT – The Albanese Government’s 2023-2024 budget once again demonstrates the lack of concern or support that the Australian Government has for voters who are continuing to suffer significant disabilities due to their Covid vaccinations. This year’s budget was an opportunity for the Government to finally recognise and provide support for all vaccine-injured Australians[…]

Vaccine claims scheme gaslights Australians

It is already widely acknowledged that the Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccine claims scheme is wholly inadequate in every aspect, only capturing a very small percentage of Australians who have been injured by a COVID-19 vaccine. It is now emerging that even those patients whose conditions are clearly linked to harm caused by these vaccines under[…]

COVID-19 vaccine claims scheme is not fit for purpose

The Australian Government has created a compensation program, the COVID-19 vaccine claims scheme, to provide financial compensation for people who have suffered a loss as a result of a serious adverse reaction to their COVID-19 vaccinations. However, the scheme is proving to be incredibly complex and limiting, effectively ensuring that only a token few injured[…]

Where’s the compensation?

The Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccine claims scheme is designed to provide security to those who are impacted by a serious reaction to their COVID-19 vaccinations, and encourage confidence in the vaccination program by demonstrating public support for those who are injured. However, the scheme has come under increasing criticism for being overly complex and narrow[…]

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