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‘Wrapped up like broken promises’: Fort St. John applicant raises concerns about new vaccine injury compensation program

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April 9, 2026
Michelle Worton, a Fort St. John local, fears the new Vaccine Impact Assistance Program (VIAP) will be no change from the controversial Vaccines Injury Support Program (VISP).

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