Anita Anderson v. HHS - Pneumococcal, right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Anita Anderson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that she suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevnar 13, administered on October 17, 2017. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement for her condition.

Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA within the Table timeframe and denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury and residual effects. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 24, 2020, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Anita Anderson was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the program.