South Korean government officials have announced that families will receive up to $22,500 if their relative died within 90 days of the COVID-19 vaccines, irrespective of whether the jab was the confirmed cause of death.
The sum represents a large increase from the initial 10 million won (around $7,500) offered within 42 days of getting the vaccine, as was announced last July. Officials from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency have further explained that these measures apply retroactively.
“Korea was able to achieve a higher inoculation rate compared with the rest of the world because people trusted the state and went to get vaccinated,” stated Rep. Park Dae-chul of the People Power Party about the new measures, before adding: “In this regard, it is the state’s responsibility to tackle the blind spot in helping out those who fell victim to the vaccination policy.”
The South Korean government has accepted around 30 percent of the roughly 96,000 adverse reaction complaints made by the public as of August.
There have been a number of adverse reactions heavily linked to the COVID-19 vaccines, including “reprogramming” children’s immune systems, leprosy, menstrual disturbances, myocarditis, and incurable eyeball clots.
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