A group formed by the bereaved families of those who died after being vaccinated against the new coronavirus held a press conference at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and requested the government to promptly certify a relief system for health damage based on the Immunization Act. I was.
Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, if there is a health hazard or death due to a side reaction, it is subject to the relief system under the Preventive Vaccination Act, and the government recognizes that the causal relationship with vaccination cannot be denied. , medical expenses and a lump-sum death benefit will be paid.
At the press conference on the 9th, Ms. Mutsuko Suda, who died three days after her husband, who was 36 years old at the time, was vaccinated for the second time in October, and whose application for relief was approved last month, attended.
In this, Mr. Suda said, ``Since my husband died, I spent every day worried about whether I would be able to raise my daughter and three older children who were in my stomach at the time. However, at the very least, I hope that many bereaved families who have the same concerns will receive prompt relief."
After that, the group submitted a request to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to promptly and widely promote the certification of the relief system, and to request that the government proceed with research on sudden death after vaccination.
As of the 10th of last month, there were 6,219 applications for the relief system, and 1,622 cases, including 30 deaths, had been certified. ” commented.