Table 1.
COVID-19 vaccine compensation regimes in different countries.
| Country | Obligatoriness | Costs | Compensation | Coverage | Damage | Requirements | Compensation Criterion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | No | Free | Specific procedure | Full | All | Causality | Individual assessment (pensions) and tariffs (care allowance) |
| Belgium | No | Free | Existing legislation | Certain categories | All | Causality | Individual assessment |
| China | No | Free | Existing legislation | Full | All | Reference catalogue | Individual assessment |
| France | No | Free | Specific procedure | Full | All | Causality | Individual assessment |
| Germany | No | Free | Existing legislation | Full | All | Causality | Individual assessment (pharmaceutical company) and tariffs (no-fault programme for physicians) |
| Italy | No | Free | Existing legislation | Full | All | Causality | Individual assessment (compensations) and tariffs (indemnities) |
| Netherlands | No | Free | Existing legislation | Citizenship and age over 18 | All | Causality | Individual assessment |
| Peru | No | Free | Specific procedure | Full | All | Causality | Undefined |
| Poland | No | Free | Existing legislation | Full | All | Causality | Individual assessment |
| Portugal | No | Free | Existing legislation | Full | All | Causality | Individual assessment |
| Russia | No (restrictions for the unvaccinated) | Free | Existing legislation | Full | All | Causality | Individual assessment |
| Singapore | No | Free | Existing legislation | Citizenship and residence | Severe and death | Causality | Individual assessment |
| South Africa | No | Free | Not regulated | Not determined | Not known | Not established | Not known |
| United Kingdom | No | Free | Existing legislation | Full | Severe and death | Causality | Tariffs |