September 8, 2026
Canada Admitted Her Vaccine Injury. Then the System Failed Her.
With Allan and Corri Hunsperger · Guest: Carrie Sakamoto
In 2021, Alberta mother Carrie Sakamoto followed the public-health messaging and received her COVID vaccines. After her second shot, she became seriously ill and spent 17 days in hospital with neurological complications that she says continue to affect her life today. Carrie shares how doctors attributed her injuries to the Pfizer vaccine, her years-long battle with Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program, and why she is bringing her story to the Allison Inquiry in Ottawa.
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In this episode
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- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:30 - Guest comes in: Carrie Sakamoto
- 01:37 - Carrie's life before her vaccine injury
- 02:39 - Why she decided to get vaccinated
- 05:01 - Her symptoms begin after the second shot
- 06:50 - Severe head pain sends her to emergency
- 07:38 - Facial paralysis and repeated hospital visits
- 10:03 - Doctors investigate what happened
- 10:57 - Doctors attribute her condition to the Pfizer vaccine
- 12:47 - Applying for Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program
- 16:13 - The fight for compensation and support
- 17:07 - Carrie's experience inside the federal injury program
- 18:29 - Where the money went
- 20:01 - Why Carrie says the new system still isn't working
- 21:16 - What she wants Canadians to hear at the Allison Inquiry
- 23:18 - “They turned their backs on us”
- 24:16 - Finding support through CanRISE19
- 25:29 - Final thoughts
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