Dawn Andrews v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2018)

Dawn Andrews filed a petition for vaccine compensation on December 20, 2016, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 24, 2015. She further alleged that she experienced the residual effects of this injury for more than six months.

The respondent denied that the influenza vaccine caused petitioner to suffer a SIRVA or any other injury. Despite these opposing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 15, 2018, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Pursuant to the stipulation, Dawn Andrews was awarded a lump sum of $70,000.00, payable to her, as compensation for all available damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

The decision was issued on March 16, 2018. Petitioner was represented by John Robert Howie of Howie Law, PC, and the respondent was represented by Sarah Christina Duncan of the U.S.

Department of Justice.