Italy Set to Boost Compensation Fund for Vaccine Side Effects

Draghi government approved mandatory vaccination for over 50’s
League party seeks additional 50 million euros to compensate

A health worker administers the Covid-19 vaccine in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 3, 2021. — A health worker administers the Covid-19 vaccine in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 3, 2021.
Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

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By Chiara Albanese and Alessandra Migliaccio

January 14, 2022 at 3:42 PM UTC

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Italy could set aside extra funds to help people who suffer side effects from Covid-19 jabs, after Matteo Salvini’s League party pushed for the expansion of the country’s vaccination compensation program.

The government created a program to compensate citizens harmed by mandatory vaccines in 1992, and talks are underway to extend it to cover Covid vaccinations after they became a requirement for everyone over the age of 50 earlier this month.