Australia is Covid Jab Sick

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on his feet after a harrowing ordeal. Well, it did just go and take a vaccine. Now Chris Nemeth is fighting for justice. I couldn't walk. I couldn't work. The once healthy 49-year-old became wheelchair-bound after developing a chronic neurological disorder called CIDP. He says the symptoms began two weeks after having his first AstraZeneca vaccination in 2021. They included headaches, tingling fingers, facial palsy and stolen mobility. I was paralyzed completely from the waist down. Mr Nemeth is still unwell and claiming millions of dollars in compensation under the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine claim scheme. He's one of more than 3,000 unlucky Australians maintaining COVID vaccines made them ill. We've just had a settlement of 2.2 million for a very deserving applicant. Tanya Nielsen is helping a hundred injured Australians claim for rare but recognised vaccine side effects, like heart issues from the fires of vaccine and Gillian Bahra's syndrome from AstraZeneca. Over 12 months in which to get an outcome. And these are applicants who might not be able to work, so they don't have an income. So far, the claim scheme has paid 147 people 7.7 million dollars with more than 2,000 applications in progress. Chris Nemeth wants interim payments and a simpler system. The scheme closes early next year. JackieQuest 7 News.