519 vaccine recipients died, but not from jabs
Published on: Monday, November 01, 2021
By: FMT
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Kuala Lumpur: The death of 519 Covid-19 vaccine recipients had nothing to do with the jabs, said deputy health minister Aaron Ago Dagang.
“The ministry has done a thorough evaluation on a case by case basis and have found that the various Covid-19 vaccines did not cause their deaths,” he told the Dewan Rakyat today.
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However, he did not give the exact causes of death involved in these cases.
Aaron said this in response to a question by Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (PN-Alor Gajah) on the safety measures undertaken by the ministry to ensure vaccine compatibility with recipients.
On the topic of compensation for vaccine recipients who have suffered from severe side effects of the vaccine, Aaron said the government will provide special financial assistance to affected individuals.
“A special assistance of not more than RM50,000 will be given to Malaysians who suffer from severe side effects after taking the vaccine and require treatment in hospital.
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“For those who have suffered from permanent disability or death due to the vaccine, a maximum compensation of RM500,000 will be given to the victims or their next of kin. These funds will be from the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma),” said the deputy minister.
He also said that as of Oct 27, more than 22,000 reports of adverse side effects had been received by the ministry, where only 1,483 reports had been categorised as serious cases, or three cases for every 100,000 vaccine doses.
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