It’s time Canada had a national vaccine injury compensation program

If in the process of partaking in a public good one is injured, they should be provided with just compensation.

We are strong supporters of vaccines and have confidence in their safety. It’s not too late for Canada to address this gap in our vaccination policy, first for COVID-19 vaccines, and then extended to all recommended vaccines, write Kumanan Wilson and Jennifer Keelan.Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY KUMANAN WILSON AND JENNIFER KEELAN

December 3, 2020

After almost a year of enduring the pandemic and its enormous health, economic and social toll, help may be on the way. The world has been encouraged by the promising early results from the Pfizer and Moderna messenger mRNA vaccines. The possibility of a vaccine being available in the early new year...

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