The Canadian Department of Health has announced they will be paying for burial costs of any Canadian “killed by federally-approved vaccines,” Blacklock’s Reporter says..Department staff said in a briefing note “serious and permanent vaccine injuries are rare but as with any medical product they do occur.”.The Vaccine Injury Support Program explained itself as “the program will provide death benefits and support for funeral expenses,” for Canadians who die as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine..The budget for all claims was set at $75 million. Staff said Canadians “should be fairly supported” by the program..According to the department, the new program will address “a longstanding gap” within Canada’s nation-wide immunization program “by providing a timely, no-fault financial support mechanism” for anyone in Canada who incurs serious and permanent injury as a result of getting immunized — or what the department calls “performing a public good.”.The number of claims to be paid out by this program was not estimated in the briefing note. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting (RCGTC) has been contracted with the management of the program..RCGTC currently manages the Memorial Grant Program, a $21.6 million program that gives $300,000 to families of first-line responders who die as a result of service..Senior medical advisor for the health department, Dr. Supirya Sharma, said last December 9 long-term effects of the COVID-19 vaccine were not yet known..Sharma said the benefits greatly outweigh the risks of the vaccine, “but it is still a drug and still a vaccine and there are potential risks even if they’re rare.” Sharma said the health department continues to monitor the effectiveness of the vaccine..Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam in an October 22 videoconference at Carleton University described vaccines as yet another “layer of protection” which will not be “a hundred percent effective.”.“I was told I was such a downer when I was just trying to be realistic about communicating the fact it is not a magic solution,” said Tam..“We have never said the vaccine was going to be a hundred percent effective. But people pick at that concept for unrealistic expectations,” Tam said. “So, we have to go out there and set some expectations.”.Tam said she was frustrated with the sudden rise in “armchair epidemiologist”‘s created from the pandemic..Finally, Tam said the public’s distinction between her and her colleague’s jobs as medical advisors versus the “decision-makers” might help them understand just how much pressure the doctors are under..“Not everybody likes what we say. We’re resigned to that. There is a lot of people who will tell me I’m not doing the right thing — too fast, too slow, too soon, too much, you know. But I don’t make decisions singularly.”.Jackie Conroy is a reporter for the Western Standard.jconroy@westernstandardonline.com
The Canadian Department of Health has announced they will be paying for burial costs of any Canadian “killed by federally-approved vaccines,” Blacklock’s Reporter says..Department staff said in a briefing note “serious and permanent vaccine injuries are rare but as with any medical product they do occur.”.The Vaccine Injury Support Program explained itself as “the program will provide death benefits and support for funeral expenses,” for Canadians who die as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine..The budget for all claims was set at $75 million. Staff said Canadians “should be fairly supported” by the program..According to the department, the new program will address “a longstanding gap” within Canada’s nation-wide immunization program “by providing a timely, no-fault financial support mechanism” for anyone in Canada who incurs serious and permanent injury as a result of getting immunized — or what the department calls “performing a public good.”.The number of claims to be paid out by this program was not estimated in the briefing note. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting (RCGTC) has been contracted with the management of the program..RCGTC currently manages the Memorial Grant Program, a $21.6 million program that gives $300,000 to families of first-line responders who die as a result of service..Senior medical advisor for the health department, Dr. Supirya Sharma, said last December 9 long-term effects of the COVID-19 vaccine were not yet known..Sharma said the benefits greatly outweigh the risks of the vaccine, “but it is still a drug and still a vaccine and there are potential risks even if they’re rare.” Sharma said the health department continues to monitor the effectiveness of the vaccine..Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam in an October 22 videoconference at Carleton University described vaccines as yet another “layer of protection” which will not be “a hundred percent effective.”.“I was told I was such a downer when I was just trying to be realistic about communicating the fact it is not a magic solution,” said Tam..“We have never said the vaccine was going to be a hundred percent effective. But people pick at that concept for unrealistic expectations,” Tam said. “So, we have to go out there and set some expectations.”.Tam said she was frustrated with the sudden rise in “armchair epidemiologist”‘s created from the pandemic..Finally, Tam said the public’s distinction between her and her colleague’s jobs as medical advisors versus the “decision-makers” might help them understand just how much pressure the doctors are under..“Not everybody likes what we say. We’re resigned to that. There is a lot of people who will tell me I’m not doing the right thing — too fast, too slow, too soon, too much, you know. But I don’t make decisions singularly.”.Jackie Conroy is a reporter for the Western Standard.jconroy@westernstandardonline.com
