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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 22:23
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Gov't to offer up to 5 million won in medical fee assistance to students with post-vaccine symptoms
Posted : 2022-01-18 11:40
Updated : 2022-01-18 16:22
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A health worker wearing protective gear prepares for visitors in sub-zero temperatures at a temporary screening clinic for COVID-19 in Seoul, Jan. 14. AP-Yonhap
A health worker wearing protective gear prepares for visitors in sub-zero temperatures at a temporary screening clinic for COVID-19 in Seoul, Jan. 14. AP-Yonhap

The government plans to offer up to 5 million won ($4,200) in medical fee assistance for treatment of post-vaccination side effects among students, officials said Tuesday, as it plans to expand the vaccine pass system to include 12- to 18-year-olds in March.

According to the education ministry, students under 18 showing serious side effects within 90 days of inoculation, albeit without confirmed causality from the vaccination, will be eligible for the medical fee assistance starting next month and running until May 2023.

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The government already covers costs for hospital stays and other kinds of treatment when a causal link between a COVID-19 vaccine injection and side effects is proven.

According to officials, the portion of students aged between 12 and 18 with their first shots administered stood at 78.6 percent as of Monday, while 66.5 percent had received their full two shots.

The ministry also plans to offer up to 3 million won each in assistance for treatments of physical and mental injuries to students with a high risk of suicide or self-harm tendencies, according to officials.

The health authorities argue the introduction of the youth vaccine pass program is inevitable, as the share of teens among daily new COVID-19 cases has remained above 25 percent as of late, amid a slowdown in their vaccination rates. (Yonhap)



 
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