Compensation for Vaccine Injury or Harm
Ross Francis made this Official Information request to Accident Compensation Corporation
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From: Ross Francis
Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,
Since roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine began, how many people have made a claim to ACC for injury or harm relating to side-effects from the vaccine?
How many of these claimants have received, or will be receiving, compensation?
What have been the most severe injuries or harm among all claimants (regarding side-effects from the vaccine)?
In the 2014/2015 year, ACC paid $742,370 for claims relating to vaccine injury or harm. This included $692,176 for compensation. In respect of the highest individual payout for compensation, what was the injury or harm for which payment was made, and how much was paid to that individual?
In the 2017/2018 year, ACC paid $320,819 for claims relating to vaccine injury or harm. In respect of the highest individual payout for compensation, what was the injury or harm for which payment was made?
In the 2006/07 year, ACC paid $238,286 for claims relating to vaccine injury or harm. In respect of the highest individual payout for compensation, what was the injury or harm for which payment was made?
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
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Kia ora Ross
We are currently working to respond to your request below, from 24 June
2021.
Could you please advise us as where the figures you have cited in points
4,5, and 6 have been taken from? We are struggling to identify these
numbers currently.
Ngâ mihi,
Sasha Wood, Manager, OIA Services
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From: Ross Francis <[FOI #15888 email]>;
Received: Thu Jun 24 2021 08:49:39 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: ACC <[ACC request email]>; <[ACC request email]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Compensation for Vaccine Injury or
Harm
Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,
1. Since roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine began, how many people have
made a claim to ACC for injury or harm relating to side-effects from
the vaccine?
2. How many of these claimants have received, or will be receiving,
compensation?
3. What have been the most severe injuries or harm among all claimants
(regarding side-effects from the vaccine)?
4. In the 2014/2015 year, ACC paid $742,370 for claims relating to
vaccine injury or harm. This included $692,176 for compensation. In
respect of the highest individual payout for compensation, what was
the injury or harm for which payment was made, and how much was paid
to that individual?
5. In the 2017/2018 year, ACC paid $320,819 for claims relating to
vaccine injury or harm. In respect of the highest individual payout
for compensation, what was the injury or harm for which payment was
made?
6. In the 2006/07 year, ACC paid $238,286 for claims relating to vaccine
injury or harm. In respect of the highest individual payout for
compensation, what was the injury or harm for which payment was made?
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
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From: Ross Francis
Dear Sasha,
The information comes from your response of 13 May 2021 which appears on this site.
https://fyi.org.nz/request/15181-vaccine...
Yours sincerely,
Ross Francis
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Kia ora Ross
Please find attached our extension to your official information request
dated 24 June 2021. If you have any questions about the response you can
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Kia ora Ross
Please find attached our response to your official information request
dated 24 June 2021. If you have any questions about the response you can
contact us at this [1]address, for all other matters please use our
contact form at: [2]https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/ alternatively give us a
call on 0800 101 996.
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John left an annotation ()
ACC have not answered questions 2 and have instead changed its wording for a different response:
The question was "What have been the most severe injuries or harm among all claimants (regarding side-effects from
the vaccine)?"
ACC has changed this to report on the severity of the injuries instead of answering what the most severe injuries actually were or in other words what were the most severe side effects
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Dear Sasha
The information in my request comes from your response of 13 May 2021 which appears on this site.
https://fyi.org.nz/request/15181-vaccine...
Ross
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