Corona - NRW launches advice hotline for Long Covid patients
In North Rhine-Westphalia, there is now a new consulting offer for victims of Long- and Post-Covid or health damages after Corona vaccinations. The North Rhine-Westphalia Social Ministry and the German Pension Insurance announce this. Such people sometimes find themselves in existentially threatening situations and often have no strength to navigate our complex social system, it is stated. Consulting will be provided, for example, on benefits of health insurance or potential pension payments - not on medical questions.
Nationwide, some people have been suffering for several months after Corona infections or in some cases even after vaccinations, from chronic fatigue syndromes, lung, respiratory and heart-circulatory complaints, or neurological symptoms. When they are no longer able to work due to significantly reduced performance, many questions arise - for example, which benefits such severely ill people can claim after the end of the employer's wage compensation and after the end of sickness benefit from the health insurance. An exact number of Long-Covid sufferers cannot yet be determined according to the available information.
- This new consulting offer is available in Düsseldorf, which is located in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
- The German Pension Insurance in NRW is part of the initiative to help those experiencing damage to their health due to coronavirus or vaccinations.
- Individuals in North Rhine-Westphalia suffering from diseases like chronic fatigue syndromes, respiratory issues, or neurological symptoms after Corona or vaccinations could potentially qualify for pension payments.
- The offer from the German Pension Insurance in NRW does not involve providing medical advice but instead focuses on navigating benefits and pension arrangements for those impacted by Coronavirus or vaccine side effects.
