John Morgan v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)

John Morgan filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 18, 2019, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) on March 13, 2017. He further alleged that the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA table injury, denied that the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine caused the alleged SIRVA injury or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 17, 2019, agreeing to an award of compensation.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the court's decision.

John Morgan was awarded a lump sum of $85,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages, payable to the Petitioner.