UKCVFamily Advocates for Covid Vaccine-Injured and Bereaved in Meeting with Northern Ireland Health Minister

Representatives of UKCVFamily — a charity supporting the Covid vaccine-injured and -bereaved — met with the Northern Ireland Health Minister at the Department of Health in Belfast on Wednesday. 

Chair of Trustees Caroline Pover, Trustee Brian Howard, and Northern Ireland-based injured member Fiona Campbell met with Mike Nesbitt and Departmental officials to discuss proposals regarding a possible care pathway for those who have been impacted or may be impacted in the future.

Photo (L to R): UKCVFamily Trustee Brian Howard, Fiona Campbell, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, UKCVFamily Chair of Trustees Caroline Pover

UKCVFamily presented a ten-step plan for the management of Covid vaccine-related damage, which some people have now been living with for over five years. Chair of Trustees, Caroline Pover, said, “Over 4000 people in Northern Ireland filed a Yellow Card Report due to a suspected reaction as a result of receiving a Covid-19 vaccine — we hope that our plan will help GPs in the region know how to support patients who may have been injured by a vaccine.”

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said, “We are looking forward to Baroness Hallett’s recommendations relating to Module 4 of The Covid Inquiry, due to be published on 16th April, which may provide recommendations regarding how we acknowledge and support those that may have been injured as a result of vaccination.”

In the meantime, UKCVFamily (registered charity no. 1207178) is encouraging anyone affected to reach out to them. The charity currently supports around 2700 individuals and families in the UK.