Inagi City

About the Vaccination Health Damage Relief System

Last updated: November 22, 2022

Health damage caused by routine immunization

If you need medical treatment at a medical institution or have a health hazard such as a hindrance to your daily life due to a side reaction caused by routine vaccination, you will receive benefits based on the Preventive Vaccination Act. can do.
Depending on the degree of health damage, etc., there are medical expenses, medical allowances, disability pensions, disability pensions, lump-sum death benefits, and funeral expenses, and the amounts stipulated by law are paid.
However, the causal relationship of whether the health damage was caused by vaccination or by another factor (such as an infectious disease that was mixed in before or after vaccination or another cause, etc.) , Laws, etc., will be reviewed by a national examination committee consisting of experts in each field, and if it is certified as being due to vaccination, you can receive benefits.
If you need to apply for benefits, please contact the doctor who examined you or the Inagi City Health Division.
Note: For details, please see the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website (external link) .

Health damage due to voluntary vaccination

If you wish to be vaccinated outside the period specified as routine vaccination based on the Immunization Act, or if you receive a vaccination not specified by the Immunization Act (mumps, etc.), it will be treated as a voluntary vaccination. If you suffer health damage due to voluntary vaccination, you can receive relief based on the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency Act.

Note: For more information, please refer to Relief System for Adverse Drug Reactions (external link) .

Inquiries regarding this page

Inagi City Welfare Department Health Division Phone: 042-378-3421