Submissions sought on vaccine damage compensation scheme

A STATE-APPOINTED group charged with drafting a compensation scheme for vaccine-damaged children is seeking submissions from the public and interested groups on the issue.

The Vaccine Damage Steering Group was established by the Department of Health and Children earlier this year. Five years ago the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children recommended that a no-fault compensation scheme be established for the “small number of children” who experienced serious reactions to vaccinations.

Members of the Vaccine Damage Steering Group include representatives from the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive, the Irish Medicines Board and the State Claims Agency.