Long-awaited compensation is now being paid to those who developed
narcolepsy as a result of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix.
Decisions on compensation have been given to just under eighty sufferers.
Around 30 cases are still under review. A medical insurance pool will cover
claims up to 30 million euros. The state will pick up the tab for
compensation exceeding this sum.
YLE reported on Wednesday that a ten year-old patient is to receive
initial damages of 11,700 euros to be followed by another lump payment when
he turns 18. An 18 year-old patient has meanwhile been awarded 22,000 euros
for the injury sustained.
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