Fewer Than 5 Cases Approved by Canada’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Since Launch in June

Several Moderna vaccine syringes lie on a table during a COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ont., on May 28, 2021. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg

The national program that allows Canadians to report serious and permanent injuries after receiving a Health Canada-authorized vaccine—including COVID-19 vaccines—has released new figures on how many people have reported and requested compensation.

The Vaccine Injury Support Program, which was announced by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) last December and officially launched in June, has received 400 claims of vaccine-related injury, with fewer than five having been approved by the end of November.