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False: The UK government will pay compensation to those with declining health since the COVID-19 vaccine if they weren't made fully aware of the risks. A leaflet shared on Facebook claiming the UK offers compensation to anyone injured by a COVID vaccination is fake. The UK Health Department told AAP FactCheck the leaflet is not an official government document and its messaging is false. The UK Vaccine Damage Payment referenced in the leaflet covers various vaccines, is not a compensation scheme and is only available to those who have been left at least 60 per cent disabled. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)