It has been 10 years since the basic agreement was reached between the government and the plaintiffs in the proceedings over the transmission of hepatitis B by mass vaccination.
Only 20% of the estimates have proceeded to the procedure for payment of benefits, and lawyers and others are calling for inspections, saying that "many people are unaware of the infection."
Regarding hepatitis B, the infection spread due to mass vaccination without changing syringes for 40 years until 1988, and the national government acknowledged responsibility, and in 2011, a maximum of 36 million yen was paid. We have reached a basic agreement with the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, such as by paying.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare estimates that about 450,000 people will be eligible for the benefits, but as of the end of March, 87,900 people had proceeded to the procedure, which is only about 20%.
On the 28th, 10 years after the basic agreement, the plaintiffs and lawyers met in Tokyo and said, "Many people are unaware that they are infected because they have no symptoms. If left untreated, cirrhosis and liver People who have never been tested should take it first, as it may progress to cancer. "
The lawyers are accepting intensive telephone consultations until the 4th of next month.
The phone number is "0120 (151) 701" and the time is from 10 am to 5 pm.