Vaccination-damaged complaint: the long way to justice in Rhineland-Palatinate!

Vaccination-damaged complaint: the long way to justice in Rhineland-Palatinate!

In Germany, more than 65 million people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus at least once, which has led to an increasing number of reports on health problems after vaccinations. This situation has led to a wave of complaints against the manufacturers of vaccines. Especially in Rhineland-Palatinate, 80 complaints are currently pending, with 45 procedures still running. This has not only legal, but also health and social implications.

An example is the case of Stefan Jeremias, a 59-year-old former from Bad Marienberg. After his third Corona vaccination in July 2022, he suffered dizziness, rapid heartbeat and visual disturbances with a Moderna vaccine. Due to these symptoms, he can no longer work in his learned appointment and is permanently on sick leave. Jeremias has already raised around 30,000 euros for treatments not covered by the health insurance company and complains to 270,000 euros in damages and compensation for pain and suffering before the Koblenz district court.

legal situation and hurdles in complaints

The legal hurdles for the plaintiffs are high. Only in 10 out of around 900 cases processed by lawyer Joachim Caesar-Preller have so far been provided for the connection between vaccination and the health damage, all other complaints are still pending. Lawyers therefore doubt the success of the complaints because those affected have to prove that their health problems were actually caused by vaccination. In 36 cases in Rhineland-Palatinate, complaints were rejected because the evidence of vaccination could not be provided as the sole cause.

No judgment against a vaccine manufacturer has been made throughout Germany. In addition, the complaints not only affect Covid 19 vaccines, but also others such as AstraZeneca. Affected people often complain about inadequate information on side effects.

political and social implications

Health disorders that are observed in connection with vaccinations range from mild side effects such as tiredness to serious complications. In Hesse, for example, a trial against Biontech runs, in which a plaintiff demands 150,000 euros in compensation for alleged heart damage and concentration disorders. These procedures not only raise legal, but also ethical questions, in particular with regard to the responsibility of the vaccine manufacturers and the political decision -makers.

around 721 applications for recognition of vaccination damage were submitted in Rhineland-Palatinate, of which only 17 were decided positively. This low recognition rate reflects the general difficulties that the plaintiffs have to underpin their claims. Over 90% of the applications for government compensation are rejected, which leads to an ever increasing dissatisfaction with those affected.

The high profits of the vaccine manufacturers are in blatant contrast to the risks that they represent for the plaintiffs. The risk of vaccine manufacturers is severely limited by government security, which leads to an unequal distribution of power in the legal dispute. Lawyer Caesar-Preller has asked for manufacturers to occur in comparison negotiations in order to find solutions for the vaccine victims. This requirement is part of a broader discussion about the responsibility and liability in vaccine production and the associated risks.

The hope of the plaintiffs like Jeremias is that the upcoming negotiations, for example in the case of Jeremias on May 8, can finally be found a fair compensation for the damage suffered.