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If an adverse reaction occurs after teenagers receive the corona vaccine, the government has decided to actively compensate. Even if a causal relationship is not recognized medically, medical expenses up to 5 million won will be supported. This is to increase the vaccination rate to prepare for omicron mutation ahead of the start of school in March.



Correspondent Kim Kyung-hee.



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Of the 2.76 million youth aged 13-18 years old, 78.8% completed the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 67.8% completed the second dose.



Among them, about 11,000 cases of suspected adverse reactions were reported and 289 cases of serious adverse reactions were reported.



[Parents who have experienced adverse vaccine reactions (online meeting on December 8th): (My child) is in a state of anxiety that it may become the most dangerous situation of a few percent of zero (went to the hospital.)]



Ministry of Education

decided to subsidize medical expenses up to 5 million won for adolescents who experience severe adverse reactions after vaccination.



Adolescents under the age of 18 at the time of inoculation, and severe adverse reactions occurred within 90 days after vaccination, but did not receive national compensation because causality was not recognized.



Applications will be accepted from next month to May next year, and the number of applicants is expected to be around 700-800.



[Eun-hye Yoo/Deputy Prime Minister: In order to protect students' right to health and learning, even if they are excluded from national compensation, if they meet certain criteria, they will provide supplementary medical expenses (this plan has been prepared)]



However, victims of vaccine side effects He argues that support should not be a one-time event for youth who can live with disabilities for the rest of their lives.



It is more urgent to expand the scope of causality recognition so that people can receive proper treatment.



['Vaccine Adverse Reactions' High School 3rd Student's Father: I have to fight cancer that may come back again, and the life I have to live in the future is tight, but to a person who is suffering from a serious disease like this now (5 million won support) is meaningless.]



The Ministry of Education As the number of students making extreme choices increases due to the prolonged Corona 19, mental health has deteriorated, and it is decided to provide up to 3 million won each for psychological recovery and injury treatment.



(Video editing: Choi Hye-young)