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In April, the U.S. government’s Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) approved its first three payments to people injured by COVID-19 vaccines. As of Aug. 1, that number has grown — from three to four.
HRSA data show that its Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) has approved three claims for myocarditis and one for anaphylaxis. The combined payout totaled $8,592.55.
According to HRSA, 12,025 COVID-19 vaccine injury claims so far have been filed. Of these, 1,138 decisions have been made, including 1,109 denials and 29 “found eligible for compensation.” Another 10,887 claims are “pending review or in review.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a total of 1,591,249 reports of adverse events — including 36,135 reports of deaths — following COVID-19 vaccines have been submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) between Dec. 14, 2020, and Sept. 1, 2023…
