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Covid inquiry hears some vaccine injured have waited over a year for help ruling

A dose of the new Moderna spikevax autumn Covid booster vaccination before it is to be administered at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home, Tottington, Bury. - (PA Archive)

More than 1,000 people who have sought support from the vaccine damage payment scheme after being injured or bereaved as a result of Covid-19 jabs have been waiting a year or more for a decision on their application, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.

Sarah Moore, a partner at law firm Leigh Day, told the probe on Wednesday that there is a “real world impact” from delays.

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