For the Forgotten Few Covid-19 Vaccine Damaged

The Costs & Consequences rise: + + + For the 23,000 patients & families still stuck & struggling with COVID-19 Vaccine Damage. And, for the taxpayer, YOU. £££

Blog 2026: CVd19 vaccine damaged, not defeated

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1. The main piece of legislation passes:

The Vaccine Damage Payments Act.

And this was Number 1 at the time.

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2. The criteria for level of disability is set in secondary legislation: The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment Regulations .

And this was Number 1 at the time.

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3. Secondary legislation updates the financial sum: The Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 Statutory Sum Order X

And this was Number 1 at the time.

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4. The secondary legislation is updated: The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order

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Reference list

Department of Health and Social Care (2022). UK marks 132 million life-saving COVID-19 vaccinations in 2021. [online] GOV.UK. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-marks-132-million-life-saving-covid-19-vaccinations-in-2021.

Gov.UK (2025). Chapter 8. [online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686d5f2cfe1a249e937cbe53/Green_Book_chapter_8_28May25.pdf Chapter 8: Vaccine safety and the management of adverse events 28 May 2025 following immunisation.

gov.uk (2007). The Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 Statutory Sum Order 2007. [online] Legislation.gov.uk. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1931/contents/made.

Hansard (1979). Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 . [online] Legislation.gov.uk. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/17/contents Updated since 1979 by 6 SIs.

legislation.gov.uk (1982). The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1982 No. 249. [online] Legislation.gov.uk. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/249/made/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true.

legislation.gov.uk (2020). The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2020. [online] Legislation.gov.uk. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1411/made Laid 3 December 2020 Coming into force 31 December 2020.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2022). Adverse Drug Reactions. [online] NICE. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/adverse-drug-reactions/.

UK (2024). COVID-19 vaccination programme: information for healthcare practitioners. [online] GOV.UK. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-programme-guidance-for-healthcare-practitioners/covid-19-vaccination-programme-information-for-healthcare-practitioners#rarely-reported-adverse-events [Accessed 23 Mar. 2026].

UK Health Security Agency (2021). Information for healthcare professionals on Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) following COVID-19 vaccination. [online] GOV.UK. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-guillain-barre-syndrome-information-for-healthcare-professionals/information-for-healthcare-professionals-on-guillain-barre-syndrome-gbs-following-covid-19-vaccination#what-is-known-about-the-reports-of-gbs-following-covid-19-vaccination.