THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) recently announced its compensation package for those who will develop serious adverse effects (SAEs) following inoculation for Covid-19 that will lead to hospitalization, permanent disability or death. The package and its guidelines are contained in PhilHealth Circular 2021-0007 published on June 18.

In a recent media forum of the Department of Health, the state health insurer said the compensation package is only available to those who received Covid-19 vaccinations through the Philippine Covid-19 Vaccination Program.

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