Nurse seeks reform after vaccine injury claim falls below disability threshold
Marie-Claire Hoyle, a 44-year-old NHS nurse, says she was refused a government vaccine injury payment after developing transverse myelitis following her second AstraZeneca Covid jab. She is calling for reform of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, which she says does not account fairly for people whose serious injuries improve but leave lasting effects.
Hoyle volunteered for the Oxford University and AstraZeneca trial in 2020 and developed the rare spinal condition two weeks after her second dose. It left her unable to use her hands and caused numbness and nerve pain; an MRI showed continuing spinal cord damage. The scheme offers a one-off £120,000 payment to people assessed as at least 60 per cent disabled. Hoyle received a separate five-figure settlement from Oxford University, and says she remains supportive of vaccination.
- Nurse says lasting effects of transverse myelitis were not enough for state compensation.
- The payment scheme requires claimants to meet a 60 per cent disability threshold.
- She received a separate settlement and continues to support vaccination.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Covid vaccine victim who lost the use of her hands after AstraZeneca jab was ‘not disabled enough’ for compensation”.