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Allowances for narcolepsy children investigated
Pandemrix influenza vaccine.
02/03/2011 18:50 - View larger image - Photo: Yle
Social Affairs and Health is investigating the issue of compensation to the children and young people diagnosed with narcolepsy after receiving the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix.
The Minister Paula Risikko (Coll) said the parliamentary question hour that the Pharmaceutical Insurance Pool, which primarily pays out compensation.
Risikko said Social Affairs and Health Ministry is negotiating with the Pharmaceutical Insurance Pool for reimbursement schedule.
There is said to begin evaluating applications for compensation until August, but according Risikko it is too late.
- We absolutely must think about whether they could initiate the processing of payments in the past and expedite the payment, said Risikko.
Pharmaceutical Insurance Pool announced on Tuesday that you can not judge the issue of compensation on the basis of the report by the Institute for Health and Welfare came into question.
In order to pay the compensation required of the final research results.
Risikko will meet with parents of children diagnosed with narcolepsy in March to discuss compensation issues.
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