What Next?

Newly injured or recently diagnosed? We've outlined here our recommended steps and links that may help you navigate through your Covid-19 Vaccine Injury

1. Prioritise your Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being

Suffering a sudden life-changing illness, can be a difficult experience to come to terms with. Your friends and family may not quite understand what you have been, and are going through, and you may not quite understand it yourself!

UKCVFamily do understand, that's why we know how important it is to find peer support and others who are going through a similar experience.

We host three online, private support forums;

UKCVFamily- for Covid-19 vaccine-injured people only,

UKCVFamily Bereaved- for Covid-19 vaccine-bereaved people, and

UKCV Extended Family- for our loved-ones and family members that have now become carers to their vaccine-injured relatives. To join one of our private forums, please visit our Contact page.

We know that a lot of the Covid-19 vaccine-injured are now bed, or housebound, which is why we host online 'Zoom Socials' each week, so that you can connect with others without leaving your home.

We also host mindfulness courses, meditations, and quizzes, as well as formal presentations from healthcare professionals, scientists and researchers. To date we have held over 150 events!

UKCVFamily can also provide 'Medical Trauma' cards. After listening to feedback from our forum members, we understand how past medical trauma can impact your ability to seek care. The UKCVFamily medical trauma cards can be handed over at any appointment, to explain to the treating professional, how you may be feeling. This can help take some of the pressure away from you, and let the clinician know that you may feel scared, upset or nervous. For further information and a list of mental health resources, please visit our Mental Health Resource page HERE

2. Report your Adverse Reaction

When it comes to reporting your adverse reaction, you may not know what to do, and you may not feel well enough to try to find out. We have listed some resources below which you and your family may find helpful

Reporting to the Yellow Card Scheme

The Yellow Card Scheme is the United Kingdom's system for collecting information on suspected adverse drug reactions to medicines. Both you, and your treating clinician can report an adverse reaction to the scheme. It is important to list all your symptoms and any diagnoses, and if possible to include the batch number of the vaccine to which you had an adverse reaction. It is also important to regularly update your Yellow Card, with new information, especially if diagnoses have been delayed or not given until after your symptoms started.

Click here to report your adverse reaction: https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/

Apply for the Vaccine Damage Payment (VDP)

If you’re severely disabled as a result of a vaccination against certain diseases, you could get a one-off tax-free payment of £120,000. This is called a Vaccine Damage Payment.

You can also apply for this payment on behalf of someone who has died after becoming severely disabled because of certain vaccinations. You need to be managing their estate to apply.

You do not need a legal representative, such as a solicitor, to apply for a Vaccine Damage Payment.

Vaccine Damage Payments are not a compensation scheme.

You can find out more about applying for the payment at Vaccine Damage Payment: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)