The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to pay a lump sum death benefit to the five men and women who died after being vaccinated with the new coronavirus vaccine, saying that the possibility of death due to vaccination cannot be denied.
Regarding the new coronavirus vaccination, if the government recognizes that a causal relationship cannot be denied for a person who died after being vaccinated, a lump-sum death benefit will be paid based on the Vaccination Act. 15 men and women up to their 90s are allowed.
On the 12th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare decided to newly target five men and women aged 36 to 96 who died of acute heart failure, hemorrhagic shock, or sudden death after vaccination.
Of these, four had underlying diseases such as hypertension and cerebral infarction, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has determined that a causal relationship cannot be denied based on the death certificates and medical records.
The type of vaccine and the number of doses given were not disclosed.
This brings the number of people who have been approved to receive lump-sum death benefits to 20.