China News Service, February 20. According to the "Central News Agency" report on the 19th, Japan's Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kenhisa Tamura stated in the Diet on the 19th that the government will pay 44.2 million yen to family members if they die due to side effects caused by the new crown vaccine. (Approximately RMB 2.7 million).
Japanese media reported that Tamura responded to the question of Yoshiki Suematsu, the largest opposition party member of the Cadet Party, in the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives that day, saying that if people die due to side effects of the new crown vaccination, regardless of whether the medical institution is at fault, the government will take preventive measures Inoculated with the health victim relief system, and paid 44.2 million yen as temporary allowance for the survivors of the deceased.
In addition, funeral expenses of 209,000 yen will be paid.
Tamura said that if a situation that requires daily care (first-degree disability) occurs due to vaccination, the government will pay a compensation of 5.0568 million yen to people over 18 years old.
If you live at home instead of being hospitalized, the government will provide an additional year of care of 844,300 yen.
According to previous reports, Japan officially launched the new crown vaccination work on February 17.
The first batch of vaccinations are about 40,000 medical staff who have obtained consent, using vaccines produced by Pfizer.