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<p>No specific assessment has been made.</p><p>Where individuals believe they have
come to avoidable harm in relation to a vaccine, they could pursue a compensation
claim against the producers of the vaccine.</p><p>While not constituting legal protection,
the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) was established in 1979, to help ease the
burden on those individuals where, on very rare occasions, vaccination against certain
diseases has caused severe disablement. COVID-19 was added to the scheme in 2020.
The Scheme provides a one-off, tax-free, lump sum to those who are severely disabled
as a result of a vaccination. The VDPS is not a compensation scheme and making a claim
will not prevent someone from pursuing a compensation claim.</p>
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