The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on the 21st that even people who received compensation for vaccine side effects before the special law on compensation for COVID-19 vaccination damage took effect may file a special objection. Objections must be filed by Oct. 23.
The government put a special law into effect last October to compensate people who were vaccinated against COVID-19 and suffered side effects or health damage from February 2021 to June 2024. Even those whose compensation eligibility was decided under the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act before the special law took effect may seek a new review by filing an objection. Once an application is received, the commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency will decide whether to compensate after deliberation and resolution by the reexamination committee.
If compensation was decided before the special law took effect, a special objection may be filed once by Oct. 23, 2026, which is within one year from the law's effective date. If compensation was decided after the special law took effect, an application may be filed within 90 days from the date the compensation review result is notified.
Those wishing to file an objection may submit documents at the public health center with jurisdiction over the address listed on the recipient's resident registration. Commissioner Lim Seung-gwan said, "Eligible people should apply within the deadline."