The government has decided to support medical expenses for severely ill patients who have had severe adverse reactions after vaccination with the Corona 19 vaccine, but were excluded from compensation due to insufficient causal evidence.
After vaccination, the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team is admitted to the intensive care unit after vaccination, or if the damage investigation team or the Specialized Damage Compensation Committee does not conclude that'the evidence is insufficient' or the causality is not recognized, the medical expenses are covered through internal procedures It announced that the project to support will be implemented from the 17th.
The support fund is a concept of treatment expenses for diseases that have occurred after vaccination, and is paid up to 10 million won per person, and is applied retrospectively to those vaccinated before the effective date.
The promotion team explained, "The evidence for acknowledging the causality of the vaccine and adverse reactions is insufficient, but it is implemented to protect severely ill patients and strengthen national responsibility for adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination."