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SC Directs Centre to Frame No-Fault Compensation Policy for Serious Adverse Events Post COVID-19 Vaccination
The Supreme Court ordered the Centre to ensure reporting and public disclosure of serious COVID-19 vaccine adverse events and allow compensation claims without proving fault.
- The Supreme Court directed the Indian government to create a no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination.
- The Court said the existing mechanism for monitoring adverse events shall continue and no new expert body is needed for assessment.
- The judgement clarified that the no-fault policy is not an admission of liability by the government and does not prevent individuals from seeking other legal remedies.
- The ruling came after pleas alleging two women's deaths in 2021 from adverse effects of the Covishield vaccine and seeking compensation and probe guidelines.
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SC asks Centre to frame ‘no-fault compensation policy’ for COVID-19 vaccine adverse effects
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SC asks Centre to frame compensation policy for Covid vaccine side effects
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 10, directed the Centre to frame a no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the existing mechanism for monitoring adverse events following immunisation shall continue. “No separate court-appointed expert body is considered necessary in view of the existing mechanism for scientific assessment of adve…
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