Compensation paid out for vaccine-related narcolepsy sufferers

Jan 11 10:11

Compensation is being granted to youngsters who suffer from narcolepsy resulting from a swine flu jab given last year.

Decisions on compensation have been given to just under eighty sufferers. Around 30 cases are still under review. A medical insurance pool will cover claims up to 30 million euros. The state will pick up the tab for compensation exceeding this sum.

YLE reported on Wednesday that a ten year-old patient is to receive initial damages of 11,700 euros to be followed by another lump payment when he turns 18. An 18 year-old patient has meanwhile been awarded 22,000 euros for the injury sustained.

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Related Links:
* Narcolepsy and Swine Flu Vaccine: Is this the vaccine we use today?/ BBC
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* New Swedish Study Confirms GlaxoSmithKline's Swine Flu Vaccine Causes Narcolepsy
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* Ireland Rise In Narcolepsy Cases From GSK Swine Flu Vaccine
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* Finland Chief Medical Officer: Swine Flu Vaccinating 5 To 20-Year-Old Children Was A Mistake
YLE.fi
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