UK's Covid-19 jab victims not 'disabled enough' - Telegraph | 18 Aug 2024 | Almost 14,000 people in Britain have applied for payments from the government for disabilities they claim were caused by Covid-19 vaccines, The Telegraph has reported. Only 175 people, or less than 2% of those seeking compensation, have so far received a one-off money transfer of £120,000 ($155,300), the paper said in an article on Saturday... The outlet noted that the UK government continued to recommend the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite its use being halted in Germany, Italy, France, and other European countries by March 2021, amid reports of a growing number of blood clotting cases. Thousands of people have been refused payment due to the government's medical assessors arguing that there is no concrete proof that their health problems are a result of the vaccines, the report read. Hundreds of others were turned down due to being "not disabled enough," it added. Under the rules of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), an applicant has to be at least 60% disabled to qualify.