B.C. man suffering reaction to COVID-19 vaccine still trying to get compensation

I feel horrible for him. I hope he gets compensated, especially if he loses his arm.

Typical for the government. Failing two different ways, one for this man and one for public health.

What exactly do they think will happen to vaccine uptake the next time if people see that the government will fight you if the vaccine causes life altering side effects?

I agree with the NDP MP’s assessment of the situation

To say any ill effects are not going to happen with a vaccine is just plain false. Sometimes it happens when we vaccinate on the scale necessary to generate herd immunity. When they say it’s 1/1000 or 1/1000000, that’s still a person in that 1

To not then compensate this individual and help them is cruel. He did what the majority thought was the best thing to do and to get the vaccine to help protect the whole. We, as the citizen whole, should help take care of him.

To not do that will fuel the skeptics further, and there’s a chance his case could be used to convince more people to not vaccinate, weakening the herd immunity, hurting us all.

TLDR: as a vaccinated person and someone who advocates for vaccine adoption, I think we need to care for those harmed by the vaccine to encourage people to still participate, even if they’re the one in a million. To not do so leaves us all more vulnerable

I really cannot understand why the government refuses to honor its promises. From uncompensated people with Long Covid and Vaccine injuries to the lack of drinkable water in so many Indigenous communities, it’s embarrassing that the Government of Canada behaves like a shady business owner, promising compensation then ghosting its clients. Shame.