Consequences of vaccines against Covid 19/ The first lawsuits are registered in Germany

2023-05-03 09:04:00, Shëndeti CNA

Consequences of vaccines against Covid 19/ The first lawsuits are registered in

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The effects of vaccines are being taken very seriously in Germany as lawsuits have been filed against some of the companies that produced the vaccines against Covid 19.

The first civil trial was originally scheduled for the end of April, but was postponed to July 7. The content of the lawsuit addressed to the Biontech company includes claims for compensation for moral and physical damage.

Liability rules for coronavirus vaccines are the same as for other medications. The company can be held responsible if, for example, there are manufacturing defects. The crux of the matter is causation: can the harm be causally attributed to the vaccination?

What do companies say?

The Biontech company states that 'so far no causal link can be proven between the presented health damage and vaccination in any of the cases examined'.

A spokesperson for the company told the German News Agency that they take their responsibility as a vaccine manufacturer very seriously. Biontech announced that it will carefully review each case, provided sufficient documentation is submitted.

'When evaluating the case, we can only rely on medical records to assess whether or not there is a causal relationship. Unfortunately, such data are often missing'.

What are the effects of vaccines?

The terms are often confused. On the one hand is the 'vaccination reaction'. These are typical symptoms such as redness, swelling or pain at the injection site. Fever, headache and pain in the limbs are also considered normal, as they are an expression of the desired reaction of the immune system to the vaccine.

The Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), which is responsible for vaccine safety, defines vaccine complications as a negative reaction that occurs after vaccination, which, firstly, can be related to the vaccination and, secondly, goes beyond normal symptoms of the body's reaction.

'Serious side effects' are legally defined as vaccine effects 'that are fatal or life-threatening, require hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization, result in permanent or severe disability, disability and congenital or congenital defects'.

What effects are known?

The PEI lists serious complications of vaccination: heart disease, myopericarditis, possible blood clots in the brain or elsewhere, facial paralysis, a type of muscle weakness called Guillain-Barré syndrome, and hearing loss.

How many suspected cases have been counted?

Since vaccination began, a total of 183,000,000 coronavirus vaccines have been given, according to the Robert Koch Institute. The reporting rate was 1.8 per 1000 vaccine doses, while for suspected cases of serious adverse side effects and complications it was 0.3 reports per 1000 vaccine doses.

From time to time, the media has also reported incidents with fatal consequences, such as the case of a teenager, who showed problems after taking the second dose and is now in a wheelchair./ ACNN