Sealing vaccine injury records for 15 years enables the government to dismiss injuries as rare and avoid accountability, which directly leads to delayed or denied care for the disabled. When transparency disappears, cost control replaces genuine healthcarehealth care, leaving injured Canadians withoutmedically supportgaslit and financially abandoned by the system meant to protect them.
Access to information delays affect all government records, not just vaccine data, and the government has committed to reviewing the entire system to improve transparency. Extensive post-market surveillance confirms vaccines' strong safety profile, with serious adverse events exceptionally rare. The access regime's problems stem from operational challenges across all departments — requiring comprehensive reform rather than singling out specific topics.
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