Overview

• A Burgos social court ruled that a primary school teacher’s long COVID symptoms after AstraZeneca and Pfizer doses qualify as an occupational accident
• Judges relied on medical reports establishing a direct causal link between vaccination and persistent sensory disturbances, muscle pain and fatigue
• The teacher was classified as an essential worker and compelled by the Junta de Castilla y León to receive both vaccine doses
• This landmark ruling is Spain’s first to ascribe Pfizer vaccine side effects to a work accident following an AstraZeneca verdict in Barcelona
• If upheld by the Supreme Court, the case could lead to significant compensation payouts under workplace accident regulations