![On the afternoon of the afternoon of the 24th, Chung Eun-kyung, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is giving a special briefing for vaccination against a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Cheongju City, Chungbuk. /[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/file.mk.co.kr/meet/neds/2021/02/image_readtop_2021_182356_16141494634552212.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
On the afternoon of the afternoon of the 24th, Chung Eun-kyung, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is giving a special briefing for vaccination against a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Cheongju City, Chungbuk. /[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]AstraZeneca vaccination will start in earnest from 9 am on the 26th, and if the association with vaccination is confirmed after vaccination, in the event of death after vaccination, a compensation amount of 430 million won will be paid.
Eun-kyung Jung, head of the Corona 19 vaccination response promotion and director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the’Corona 19 Vaccination Special Briefing’ on the 24th, “For the scope of compensation for damage, the out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatment caused by adverse reactions, nursing care expenses, and temporary disability compensation or or In the case of death, temporary compensation and funeral expenses are paid,” he said.
According to the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, 43739 million won is paid as compensation for the date of death. Temporary compensation for severe disability is the same as compensation for death. Temporary compensation for mild disability is 244,567360 won, which is 55% of the compensation for death. Flat-rate nursing expenses are 50,000 won per day, and 300,000 won is provided for funeral expenses.
The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention operates a national compensation system for vaccination damages for adverse reactions that inevitably occur after national vaccination based on Article 71 of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act.
In the case of applying for national compensation for vaccination damage, you can apply for compensation at the local public health center (si/gun/gu) with the documents required for the compensation application. The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention decides on compensation within 120 days of applying for compensation after reviewing compensation by the Vaccination Damage Compensation Professional Committee.
“The most worrying thing is that the severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis is the most concerned,” said Jung.
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