Michael Johnson v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2018)

Michael Johnson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 30, 2016, alleging that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar). He further alleged that the residual effects of his injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's injury. Nevertheless, on January 18, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Michael Johnson was awarded a lump sum of $30,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision was entered on April 18, 2018. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent counsel was Douglas Ross of the U.S. Department of Justice.