Update on Applications and Payments Approved under Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme since May 2021

34 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) since the update given in May 2021, how many more applications have been made under the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme; and (b) how many payments have been approved under the programme.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: As of 25 June 2021, MOH has received 292 complete applications for the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme (VIFAP), of which 267 applications have been reviewed by the independent VIFAP Clinical Panel.

Of the 267 applications which have completed review, 102 applications were assessed by the Clinical Panel to have met the qualifying criteria for VIFAP. A total of $451,000 have been paid out or are in the process of being paid out to these individuals.

A total of 159 applications did not meet the VIFAP eligibility criteria. Thirty-one applications are pending review by the Clinical Panel, or are pending additional medical information from the applicant’s doctor.