Multitude of petitions for validation of vaccine side effects face limited success rates
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Navigation through the labyrinth of recognition for COVID-19 vaccine injuries in Berlin and Brandenburg remains tricky.
A hefty 1,098 applications have hit Berlin's desks since 2021: Alas, just 18 of these have been acknowledged, according to a Lageso employee. Rejections sailed off with a hefty 193, while 334 were bounced to other federal states. A pair were terminated because the applicants vanished into thin air, unwilling to play ball.
In Brandenburg, the situation remained woefully similar: From a grand total of 417 applications, a mere 7 saw the light of day.
Berlin is still swimming in 550 pending cases. The process is more complex than Lindt's finest truffle, demanding mountains of medical documents to be painstakingly examined. Lageso assures the vaccine-affected folks that various perks are in their kitty, such as aid provision and subsidized nursing care costs.
Brandenburg relies on LASV. By the end of April 2025, they'd seen 417 applications, of which a whopping 316 had been judged. Roughly 286 were sent packing, while 23 were farmed out to other federal states.
Vaccination Nation – Berlin and Brandenburg
In Brandenburg, around 1.7 million vaccines were popped into arms, and by July 2024, the count had swelled to 5.2 million. Just shy of 70% of the population clocked at least one vaccination. In Berlin, 8.9 million vaccine merry-go-rounds were in action, with approximately 2.9 million first-timers claiming a spot, making up around 79% of the population.
Brandenburg's Minister of Health, Britta Müller (an independent), lobbed a brick or two at the current scenario after sittings with affected folks. Too many vaccine casualties were left in the lurch, she claimed. "The tracking and remuneration of vaccine injuries needs to become simpler and more socially acceptable in Germany," she shouted aloud.
Müller didn't sugarcoat the situation, acknowledging that vaccine side-effects are uncommon but do lurk in the shadows. These inconveniences might include relentless exhaustion, physical collapse, or sleep disorders.
To help Brandenburg's victims, the "Direna" network has been conjured, offering fine-diagnostic advice and tender care. In Berlin, there's now "Counseling & Help Post-viral Syndromes," providing answers to those nagging social and professional questions. Evidently, medical advice should first be sought from your trusted family doc, suggested the Berlin Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
- Although the number of applications for COVID-19 vaccine injuries has increased significantly, the recognition and support processes in Berlin and Brandenburg still appear challenging, with only a small percentage of applications being acknowledged.
- In an effort to address the concerns of vaccine-affected individuals, Brandenburg has established the "Direna" network, providing diagnostic advice and care, while Berlin offers counseling and help post-viral syndromes, acknowledging that while vaccine side-effects are uncommon, they do exist and can have significant impacts on health-and-wellness, including mental-health, and may require various therapies-and-treatments.
