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Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 1411

Public Health

The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2020

Made

2nd December 2020

Laid before Parliament

3rd December 2020

Coming into force

31st December 2020

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2)(i) and 2(2) of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979( 1 ).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2020 and comes into force on 31st December 2020.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.

Addition to the list of diseases to which the Act applies

2. COVID-19 is specified as a disease to which the Act applies.

Modification of condition of entitlement

3. The condition of entitlement in section 2(1)(b) of the Act (age or time at which vaccination was carried out) is omitted in relation to vaccination against COVID-19.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Nadhim Zahawi

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department of Health and Social Care

2nd December 2020

( 1 )

1979 c. 17 .

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The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2020 (2020/1411)

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