Canada needs a fund to compensate those injured by vaccinations say U of T experts

[JohnyCanuck]

Experts at the University of Toronto say Canada should join the U.S., the U.K. and other nations in developing a fund to compensate those who have been injured by vaccinations.

Vaccination programs are seen as one of the greatest advances in medicine, prompting dramatic declines in the incidence of infectious diseases, such as measles and polio.

While countless studies have shown that vaccines are overwhelmingly safe, every year in Canada and around the world, a few individuals sustain permanent harm from vaccines.

That's why a report from the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs says it's time that Canada joins other countries in creating a fund to compensate those who have been hurt after a vaccination.

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