{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00822","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00822-0","petitioner_identifier":"Zaire Corvell Thomas","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":0.364,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"DTaP","vaccination_date":"2016-03-03","condition_raw":"cardiac arrest and death","condition_category":"death","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2018-09-10","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:01:18.962564+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":8,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Felicia Thomas, on behalf of the estate of minor Zaire Corvell Thomas, alleged that DTaP, Hepatitis B, IPV, Hib, pneumococcal conjugate, and rotavirus vaccinations administered on December 23, 2015, and March 3, 2016, caused Zaire's cardiac arrest and death. The Special Master found no evidence of a \"Table Injury\" and insufficient persuasive evidence that the vaccinations actually caused the alleged injuries. The public decision states the record lacked supporting medical records and a competent physician's opinion linking the death to the vaccines. Petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth on September 10, 2018. Petitioner's counsel was Joseph Krueger, Esq., and respondent's counsel was Sarah Duncan, Esq. No award was made.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2016-03-07","petition_filed_date":"2017-06-19","case_summary":"On June 19, 2017, Felicia Thomas, as executor for the estate of Zaire Corvell Thomas, deceased, filed a petition for vaccine compensation on behalf of her minor child. Petitioner alleged that Zaire received diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), hepatitis B, inactivated poliovirus (IPV), hemophilus influenzae B (Hib), pneumococcal conjugate, and rotavirus vaccinations on December 23, 2015, and March 3, 2016. These vaccinations, petitioner claimed, resulted in Zaire's subsequent cardiac arrest and death. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The public decision does not describe the specific clinical course of Zaire's alleged injury or death, nor does it name the petitioner's counsel, Joseph Krueger, Esq., or respondent's counsel, Sarah Duncan, Esq. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth reviewed the case. To receive compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, the petitioner was required to prove either that Zaire suffered a \"Table Injury\" corresponding to his vaccinations or that Zaire suffered an injury that was actually caused by a vaccine. The Special Master found that the record did not contain evidence that Zaire suffered a \"Table Injury.\" Furthermore, the record lacked persuasive evidence indicating that Zaire's alleged injuries were vaccine-caused or vaccine-related. The public decision notes that under the Vaccine Act, a petition cannot be based solely on the petitioner's claims but must be supported by medical records or the opinion of a competent physician. In this case, the record did not contain sufficient medical records supporting the claim, and the petitioner offered no medical opinion that supported a finding of entitlement. Consequently, Special Master Roth concluded that the petitioner failed to demonstrate either a \"Table Injury\" or that the injuries were \"actually caused\" by a vaccination. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof. 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