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The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme requires a 60% disability threshold, which Marie-Claire Hoyle no longer meets.","category":"Health","area":"United Kingdom","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T10:45:51.965Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-16T22:11:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T10:45:51.965Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":45,"hype":40,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing for some details.","critic":"Fact kept separate from comment, but lacks quotes from affected or responsible parties.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild emphasis."}},"tags":["#VaccineInjury","#AstraZeneca","#COVID19","#CompensationScheme","#MarieClaireHoyle"],"entities":["Marie-Claire Hoyle","AstraZeneca","Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme","Baroness Hallett","COVID-19 Inquiry"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Marie-Claire Hoyle, a nurse, developed transverse myelitis after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.","She was denied compensation from the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) because her condition improved and she no longer meets the 60% disability threshold.","The VDPS offers a one-off payment of £120,000 to eligible victims.","Baroness Hallett's independent COVID-19 Inquiry has recommended reforms to the payment scheme."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marie-Claire Hoyle developed transverse myelitis, a neurological condition causing inflammation of the spinal cord, after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The condition left her unable to use her limbs fully and in pain. Her case led to a temporary halt in the vaccine trial for evaluation. Hoyle volunteered for the vaccine in 2020 and received her second dose two weeks before developing symptoms. She has stated that while her condition has improved, there is still permanent damage to her spinal cord, resulting in nerve pain and numbness."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hoyle applied for compensation through the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), which offers a one-off payment of £120,000 to eligible individuals. The scheme requires claimants to prove their injuries resulted from the vaccine and meet a minimum disability threshold of 60%. Although the VDPS acknowledged the vaccine caused Hoyle's transverse myelitis, she was denied payment because her condition had improved and she no longer met the 60% disability requirement. Hoyle is advocating for reforms to the scheme, suggesting a scaled payment system rather than a fixed cut-off."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on compensation denial"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Daily Sceptic reported that the VDPS ruled Hoyle did not meet the qualifying threshold of being 60% disabled because her condition had improved. The same outlet quoted Hoyle saying, \"They acknowledged that the vaccine caused my transverse myelitis... and at the time I was seriously harmed on a value of up to 60%. However, they said: ‘You aren’t now, so you don’t need the payment.’\" The Daily Mail reported that Hoyle was refused compensation because she was 'not deemed disabled enough'."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the specific figure of £120,000 for the one-off payment offered by the VDPS. 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