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BioNTech faces first German lawsuit over alleged COVID vaccine side effects

BioNTech is facing a lawsuit from a German woman over alleged side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine, with the first hearing set to take place on Monday. The woman is seeking at least €150,000 in damages for bodily harm as well as compensation for unspecified material damage.
The plaintiff claims to have suffered upper-body pain, swollen extremities, fatigue, and sleeping disorders due to the vaccine. Her lawyer says he aims to challenge the assessment made by European Union regulators and German vaccine assessment bodies that the BioNTech shot has a positive risk-benefit profile.

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Times of India

BioNTech faces first German lawsuit over alleged COVID vaccine side effects

The woman, exercising her right under German privacy law for her name not to be made public, is suing the German vaccine maker for at least 150,000 euro ($161,500) in damages for bodily harm as well as compensation for unspecified material damage, according to the regional court in Hamburg which is hearing the case and law firm Rogert & Ulbrich, which is representing her.

11 months ago·India

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Reuters

BioNTech faces first German lawsuit over alleged COVID vaccine side effects

BioNTech will go to court on Monday to defend itself against a lawsuit from a German woman who is seeking damages for alleged side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first of potentially hundreds of cases in the country.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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Globo

BioNTech is being sued for alleged side effects of a Covid vaccine; understand

Alemães buscam altas indenizações por supostos efeitos colaterais, representados por advogado abertamente contra os imunizantes Na Alemanha, a empresa de biotecnologia BioNTech, responsável pela vacina contra a Covid-19 desenvolvida em parceria com a Pfizer, enfrentou na segunda-feira a primeira audiência de um dos processos que alegam graves efeitos colaterais das doses e pedem altas indenizações da farmacêutica. As acusações ocorrem embora mai…

11 months ago·Brazil

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大纪元 www.epochtimes.com

The plaintiff in Germany's first vaccine side effect case opens and claims 150,000 euros

[Epoch Times, 2023/06/14 News] (Epoch Times Reporter Yu Ping, German Report) German vaccine manufacturer BNT (BioNTech) is facing its first civil lawsuit in China due to the issue of vaccine side effects. According to a doctor, his health has been severely affected and is demanding compensation of 150,000 Euros. The fatal coronavirus disease that appeared in early 2020 was a global pandemic. Almost all countries adopted lockdown measures, and re…

11 months ago

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The Epoch Times

German COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturer Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Harm

A German resident has filed a lawsuit against BioNTech due to alleged negative side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine. The plaintiff, a woman, is suing BioNtech for compensation of at least 150,000 euros ($161,226) for bodily harm allegedly resulting from its COVID-19 vaccine. According to the plaintiff, who has not made her name public, she suffered from swollen extremities, fatigue, sleeping disorder, and pain in the upper body following vaccina…

11 months ago·New York, United States

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