What a rollacoster ride it’s been for the Vaccine rollout in Australia, and frankly I think everybody is even more confused this week than ever before about whether they should get the AZ vaccine.
The health advice is so confusing right now, we had Scott Morrison come and announce that anyone under the age of 40 can now get the AZ vaccine and the government is going setup a no fault indemnity scheme.
The Government has already done no fault indemnity deals with the vaccine manufacturers and now it’s going to make similar deals with GP’s, which means if you get one of these “rare” blood clotting disease or other rare condition that can cause death or long term health problems who can you sue?
The short answer is it’s complicated as the vaccine manufacturers are immune, the doctor who administratored the vaccine is immune as long they explained the risks involved, well what about your life insurance will they payout in the event you die from a vaccine?
You would have to check with your life insurance company or the health fund to find out whether they cover covid vaccine injury, according to finder.com three insurance companies do not have specific exclustions for covid vaccines.
Three leading life insurance brands in Australia confirmed to Finder that they didn’t have specific exclusions linked to coronavirus vaccines. Suncorp said this was “not a concern for us” and, from a claims point of view, it would be treated “just like a flu vaccine”.
Finder.com
So great if you can afford private health cover you have a good chance of being covered, what about those who don’t have health insurance or life insurance?
The good news is on Tuesday night Health Minister Greg Hunt said the no fault indemnity scheme will also cover patients, but the Government has not released the fine details on what they will cover and how much they will cover, so we just have to wait and see if it’s a good deal, but being covered will give all Australians more confidence to take up the vaccine.
It’s best to talk with your doctor who knows your medical history to make an informed decision on what’s best for you.