Duncan Fairgrieve contributed a Letter to the editor of The Times, co-signed by Prof. Geraint Howells and Prof. Søren Holm (both of the School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester), Dr Samantha Vanderslott (University of Oxford) and Dr Claas Kirchhelle (University College Dublin; Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford) concerning vaccine safety and critical of the UK Government’s recent decision to extend the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme in respect of COVID-19 vaccines. In this letter, it was argued that a bespoke scheme, in line with the recommendations of the Cumberlege Review, would have been the better way forward.
A copy of the letter can be downloaded here (first letter only). All views given are those of the authors and do not reflect the view of chambers.
For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine, visit our UK Human Rights Blog and listen to Marina Wheeler QC discuss the Cumberlege Review on our podcast Law Pod UK here.
