# Source note — Chris Nemeth / Australia COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme

Original Instagram URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbWo0o7tD9C/?igsi=MzlkNDJvbXB6cDVi
Source account shown: informedconsentnovascotia
Captured: 2026-08-21

## Media note
The Instagram item is an image post, not a video. `yt-dlp` returned: “There is no video in this post.” PBC preserved browser-visible caption text, image alt text and a browser screenshot. A related public article graphic and ABC image are preserved separately for context.

## Key records preserved
- ABC Australia / 7.30, Sept. 24, 2025: Chris Nemeth has a “proven vaccine injury,” developed a rare chronic syndrome after AstraZeneca in 2021, needs weekly immunoglobin treatment, and is one of almost 5,000 people who sought compensation.
- Services Australia: COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme closed on Sept. 30, 2024; new claims are not accepted.
- Australian Department of Health: all existing claims continue to be assessed in line with the Scheme Policy.
- TrialSite News / CHD: report the later claim that Nemeth’s settlement was about AU$6.5M / US$4.5M, described as the largest known individual payout. These reports also say Services Australia and the Health Department had not publicly confirmed the exact amount.
- NINDS CIDP context: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy involves immune attack on the myelin sheath of nerves and can cause progressive weakness/reduced sensations.

## Boundary
PBC treats the ABC record as the strongest mainstream confirmation that Nemeth’s injury was recognized as vaccine-related. PBC treats the AU$6.5M / US$4.5M amount as reported by media outlets, not as a public official confirmation from Services Australia.

## Comment-thread handling
The Instagram comment thread contained hostile ethnic/religious remarks and broad unsupported claims. PBC did not amplify those comments and did not use them as evidence.