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Open Letter: Fixing the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme

In late-August 2024, COVERSE wrote to every single federal Member of Parliament, calling on them to listen to their Covid vaccine-injured constituents and to work towards solve their pressing health and financial needs. Below is a copy of the text of our letter… Dear Members, We are writing again as directors of COVERSE — the[…]

Misalignment between evidence and the vaccine compensation scheme

This report shows that the Australian Government is not providing a meaningful COVID-19 vaccine compensation scheme, and is not currently accountable for the empirical range of serious adverse events including disabilities caused by COVID-19 vaccines. We call for an immediate review of the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme to ensure it encompasses protection from injury by serious adverse events in a way that is comprehensive, equity-driven, genuinely accessible, and evidence-led.

Open Letter: Review of COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme

In mid-July 2024, COVERSE wrote to every single federal Senator, calling for a Parliamentary inquiry into the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme, and drawing attention to its failures. Below is a copy of the text of our letter… RE: Review of COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme Dear Senator, We are writing as co-founders and directors of COVERSE[…]

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,[…]

UK Covid-19 Inquiry begins

The UK Government has established a public inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, and includes a specific module dedicated to Vaccines and Therapeutics (Module 4). The vaccine injured and bereaved in the UK are represented by vaccine-injury groups UK CV Family, Scottish Vaccine Injury Group, and VIB UK, who have been granted core[…]

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