More than 1,300 COVID vaccine-related injury claims are now pending before an obscure government tribunal, which to date has decided only two such cases, one involving swelling of the tongue and throat following the jab, the other alleging long-lasting, severe shoulder pain.
Indeed, the overwhelming majority of all litigants under what's known as the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program have not succeeded. According to, 29 claims have been paid for injuries stemming from other vaccines since the tribunal’s inception in 2010. The other 455 claims – 92% – were denied or otherwise deemed ineligible for review.
She emailed me a photo of extracted clots, which she said were removed during an agonizing procedure performed while she was conscious. They are thick and ropy, like nightcrawlers on a surgical tray. Johnson & Johnson in a statement said, “The safety and well-being of the people who use our products is our number one priority.”
Under the 1986 law, people who claim to have been injured by DPT, hepatitis, influenza and other common shots bring their cases in a special, no-fault tribunal, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, known colloquially as “vaccine court.” Payouts are funded by a 75-cent tax per vaccine. First, the person claiming an injury submits a request for a benefits form and relevant medical records. For COVID-19 vaccine injuries, the claims already include a veritable Merck Manual of maladies, everything from dizziness to deafness to death, according toThe form is “reviewed by CICP medical staff,” who decide whether the requester is eligible for program benefits.