From Ateava (Association of Essential Workers Affected by the AstraZeneca Vaccine)in which there are members 122 affectedhave demanded that the Government recognize their disability situation to work as a work contingency or occupational disease, given that the damage to their health arose «after getting the AstraZeneca vaccine “as they are essential professionals.” In addition, they have requested a compensation system for damage caused by the vaccine.
On April 29, as anticipated THE OBJECTIVEessential workers harmed by the AstraZeneca vaccine received a boost of hope: the Ministry of Health He received them to listen to their demands. However, minutes later they left the meeting disappointed with Pedro GullónGeneral Director of Public Health, since Health indicated that It is not their responsibility to recognize their situations as an occupational disease.although they promised to act as a liaison between the relevant ministries.
An exhausting journey is what the members of the group affected by the covid vaccine developed by AstraZeneca have experienced since then. After six months of meetings with various departments, Ateava has not been able to obtain a clear commitment from the Government, since different departments have passed responsibility to each otherwhile The physical and psychological exhaustion of patients has continued to increase. Resigned, they only see turning to the courts as a way out.
Since the first meetings, many of them have been diagnosed myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, various thrombotic processes, cardiac pathologies (myocarditis, myocardial infarction), neuralgia (trigeminal, Arnold), neuritis (vestibular, neuromyelitis optica), Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, multiple sclerosis , scleroderma, multiple chemical sensitivity or electrohypersensitivity. All these medical diagnoses associate these pathologies with the vaccine.
It was not until early 2024 (February 2) when they achieved their first ‘success’: that the State Attorney General’s Office would open its doors to them. However, they only got the prosecutor’s commitment to «transfer the situation to the competent administrations». Subsequently, they had unsuccessful meetings with the Ombudsman and the Spanish Medicines Agency and Health Productswho did not go beyond listening to those affected, “something unthinkable a year ago,” according to Leticia Bravo, president of Ateava, to THE OBJECTIVE.
From the department of Monica Garcia They recognized that those affected by AstraZeneca “have suffered neglect and have been stigmatized,” says Leticia Bravo. They also point out that the ministry admits that the vaccines – without questioning their effectiveness – “have produced serious or very serious side effects in some people”, and therefore “it is necessary to evaluate what was done and how it was done.”