RELATED: Report #1
NOTE: I am hoping for help from the journalist, the only one I know of, who wrote an article about REPORT #1. (It’s at the link Report #1 ). From what I see and understand,
REPORT #2 is a CUMULATIVE report, from the start of the programme up to June 1, 2023. I was expecting a COMPARITIVE report that talks about the amount of progress made since Report #1.
The Report is an administrative report: what is the status of the claims in the system?
The Report is from our Health system. (This program is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada and administered by RCGT Consulting Inc).
But bloody hell. It doesn’t report on the HEALTH-related data. As far as I can see, there is no data that allows for an analysis of the efficacy of the vaccines, their contribution to our health full ness. We paid billions. We get reports on the ADMINISTRATION (the processing) and nothing on the efficacy?
The SECOND Report (I copied and pasted it below from the Government website), was due in June. Have you seen Report #2 anywhere? Has there been any news coverage of it?
How many people have received help, how many claims are awaiting a decision, what is the process, what is covered if a claimant “qualifies” . . . The story of the woman from Lethbridge is included at Report #1 . The programme is narrowly defined.
You will see that (below)
$6,695,716 has been paid out, to date.
careful – – at first glance it looks like 103 injured people shared the (so-far) $6,695,716 (a $65,000 settlement on average. I have to ask if I understand correctly: some of these people are permanently, substantially maimed. They contributed to their family’s income. Not only is the income gone; the bills for caring for the maimed person into the years ahead are enough to break the family. Their claim has been settled. That’s all the financial help they will receive.) The number 103 does not include successful appeals of claims that were originally denied (if I understand the wording correctly).
The number of claimants to whom was collectively paid $6,695,716 (on average $65,000 if there’s 103 successful claimants; less if there’s more) should be clearly stated. Please. tell me if I’m missing something.
I searched for, but did not find a press release for Report #2. Nor have I seen any media reporting on Report #2.
There is a question of accountability and transparency.
REPORT # 2, copied and pasted from https://vaccineinjurysupport.ca/en/program-statistics
The Vaccine Injury Support Program began accepting claims on June 1, 2021.
The program statistics listed below are for the period from the start of the program until June 1, 2023. (INSERT: A 2 year period)
| 1859 | Total number of claims received |
| 66 | Number of claims pending administrative review for eligibility These claims have been received by the VISP, but have not been reviewed by a Case Manager to determine eligibility. |
| 1793 | Number of claims with administrative review completed These claims have had their intial preliminary review by a Case Manager and have been deemed eligible to continue. |
| 240 | Number of claims that are inadmissible These claims do not meet the eligibility criteria or are unable to move forward in the process due to incomplete information or ineligibility. |
| 1553 | Number of claims that are admissible These claims are in the process of being depersonalized and prepared to move forward to a preliminary medical review. |
| 817 | Number of claims in process of collecting medical records Each health care provider is contacted individually in order to retrieve relevant medical records. This is often the longest step in the claims assessment process. |
| 21 | Number of claims pending Medical Review Board assessment These claims are considered complete and are awaiting review by the Medical Review Board, which will be comprised of physicians with relevant experience who will determine if there is an association between the injury and the vaccine. The claims have been depersonalized. |
| 467 | Number of claims that have been assessed by the Medical Review Board These claims have been assessed by the Medical Review Board. If a probable link between the injury and the vaccine is determined, the severity of the injury is also established to calculate the financial support to be awarded. NOTE: The Medical Review Board may decide that more information or time is required to properly assess the claim. |
| 103 | Number of claims approved by the Medical Review Board These claims represent cases where it has been determined by the Medical Review Board that there is a probable link between the injury and the vaccine, and that the injury is serious and permanent. |
| 64 | Number of appeals received These claims have been reviewed by a Medical Review Board and an appeal of the decision for either causality or severity has been requested. |
| 14 | Number of appeals assessed by the Medical Review Board These appeals have been processed by a new Medical Review Board consisting of three different physicians who can take new medical records into account. |
| <5 | Number of appeals approved by the Medical Review Board The number of appeals where the new Medical Review Board has overturned earlier board decisions. |
| $6,695,716 | Total amount of financial support paid to claimants This is the total amount of indemnities to claimants paid since the inception of the VISP. |
The next public reporting will reflect the statistics up to December 1, 2023.