treatment injury claims related to COVID-19 vaccinations
SPENCER JONES made this Official Information request to Accident Compensation Corporation
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From: SPENCER JONES
Kia ora / Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,
I am writing to request the most up-to-date statistics on treatment injury claims related to COVID-19 vaccinations administered in New Zealand (including Comirnaty/Pfizer-BioNTech, Spikevax/Moderna, Vaxzevia/AstraZeneca, Nuvaxovid/Novavax, and any others used between 2020 and 2025).
Please provide the information in the same or similar tabular format as your previous proactive releases (e.g., the COVID-19 Vaccination Claims Refresh documents published on acc.co.nz, such as the July 2024 refresh), covering the full period from the start of the COVID-19 vaccination programme (approximately February 2021) to the latest available date in 2025.
Specifically, please include:
1 Total claims lodged for COVID-19 vaccine-related treatment injuries.
2 Claims by status:
◦ Accepted/approved for cover
◦ Declined
◦ Withdrawn
◦ Pending/under assessment
3 Accepted claims broken down by injury category/type (e.g., myocarditis/pericarditis, anaphylaxis, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), Guillain-Barré Syndrome, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), death, and any other categories including “other” – with details of what “other” comprises if possible).
4 Total payments made to date on accepted claims, including:
◦ Overall total amount paid out (in NZD)
◦ Breakdown of payments by category where available (e.g., treatment costs, rehabilitation, lump-sum compensation, weekly compensation, fatal claims)
◦ Number of claims that have received payments over certain thresholds (e.g., $10,000+, $50,000+, $100,000+)
◦ Any ongoing/future liability estimates for accepted claims (e.g., projected long-term costs)
5 Fatal claims:
◦ Number of accepted claims related to deaths
◦ Total amounts paid out for fatal claims
6 Confirmation that no other government organisations or departments (e.g., Ministry of Health, Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand, Crown indemnity funds, or any special COVID-19 vaccine injury scheme outside ACC) have made direct payments or compensation for COVID-19 vaccine-related injuries or deaths in New Zealand between 2020 and 2025. If any such payments have been made outside the standard ACC treatment injury process, please provide details and totals.
If the exact format of previous refreshes is no longer used, please provide the data in Excel/CSV or clear tables.
I request that this information be proactively released on the ACC website alongside previous COVID-19 vaccination claims refreshes, as it is of significant public interest.
Thank you for your assistance.
Kind regards, Spencer Jones
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Public Awareness Post: New OIA Submitted for Full Transparency on COVID-19 Vaccine Treatment Injury Claims in New Zealand (as of November 2025)
Kia ora New Zealand,
A new Official Information Act (OIA) request has just been submitted to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) seeking the most up-to-date and detailed statistics on all COVID-19 vaccine-related treatment injury claims processed under New Zealand’s no-fault ACC scheme.
This is of significant public interest because:
* Over 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in NZ.
* ACC is the only mechanism for compensation – there is no separate vaccine injury fund or payouts from the Ministry of Health, Te Whatu Ora, or any other government agency.
* The last detailed public refresh from ACC was in April 2024 (1,664 accepted claims, ~$9.65 million paid out). Some reports circulating in 2025 suggest the total may now exceed $14 million and 1,700 accepted claims, but this needs official confirmation.
What the new OIA is asking for (submitted 18 November 2025):
* Full breakdown of claims from the start of the rollout (Feb 2021) to the latest 2025 data.
* Claims by status (accepted, declined, pending).
* Accepted claims broken down by injury category (e.g., myocarditis/pericarditis, anaphylaxis, TTS, Guillain-Barré, SIRVA, deaths, and “other”).
* Total payouts (overall and by category), including high-value claims and fatal cases.
* Confirmation that no other government bodies have paid compensation outside ACC.
Direct link to the live public OIA request (track progress and see the response when it arrives – due within 20 working days):
Previous ACC Proactive Releases & Key Historical OIAs (for context):
ACC has historically released quarterly/monthly “COVID-19 Vaccination Claims Refresh” PDFs. Here are the most useful public sources:
* April 2024 Refresh (latest detailed one found): 4,156 total claims lodged, 1,664 accepted, $9.65 million paid. https://www.acc.co.nz/assets/oia-respons...
* January 2024 Refresh: https://www.acc.co.nz/assets/oia-respons...
* Older refreshes and related OIAs on FYI.org.nz (all public):
* Compensation for Vaccine Injury or Harm (2021, early data): https://fyi.org.nz/request/15888-compens...
* Injuries likely caused by the Covid-19 vaccine (2021): https://fyi.org.nz/request/16290-injurie...
* Number of ACC claims for Covid-19 vaccine injuries (2022): https://fyi.org.nz/request/18346-number-...
* GOV-01579 Data Related to Covid-19 Vaccinations (2023 update): https://fyi.org.nz/request/23749-gov-015...
These show claims and payouts have steadily increased over time, with myocarditis/pericarditis being one of the most common accepted serious injuries.
Why this matters
Transparency on rare but serious adverse reactions helps maintain public trust in vaccination programmes. ACC’s no-fault system means injured Kiwis can access support without proving negligence – but the public deserves to know the full picture in 2025.
Share this widely, follow the OIA link above, and feel free to submit your own follow-ups on FYI.org.nz.
Kind regards,
Spencer Jones #VaccineInjuryTransparency #ACC #OIA #NewZealand
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