{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00453","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00453-0","petitioner_identifier":"K.W.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":1.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"MMR","vaccination_date":"2016-04-08","condition_raw":"immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2024-03-18","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:05:14.557671+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":10,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Keyonna Michie, on behalf of K.W., alleged that the MMR vaccine administered on April 8, 2016, caused K.W. to develop immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. K.W. was approximately one year old. Ten days post-vaccination, a rash appeared, and about a month later, he was diagnosed with ITP due to a significantly low platelet count. Medical records indicated K.W.'s platelet counts returned to normal within three months post-onset and remained normal thereafter. Petitioner argued that the medical recommendation to avoid future MMR vaccinations constituted a residual effect lasting more than six months. Respondent argued that the injury did not meet the six-month duration requirement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran, applying the standard from Wright v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, found that the medical records did not demonstrate ITP or its residual effects lasting more than six months, as normal platelet counts were restored within approximately three months. The Special Master determined that the risk of future recurrence or recommendations against future vaccination did not constitute a residual effect under the Act. The claim was dismissed for failure to meet the severity requirement. Petitioner was represented by Robert Krakow, and Respondent was represented by Sarah C. Duncan.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-03-27","case_summary":"Keyonna Michie, on behalf of her minor child K.W., filed a petition on March 27, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Petitioner alleged that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine administered to K.W. on April 8, 2016, caused him to develop immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). K.W. was approximately one year old at the time of vaccination. Ten days after vaccination, K.W. developed a rash. Approximately one month later, on May 12, 2016, K.W. was diagnosed with ITP after a complete blood count revealed a significantly low platelet count of 7,000. He received treatment with IVIG, and his platelet count increased to 47,000 the following day. K.W. was discharged and advised to continue outpatient treatment. He was readmitted later that month for observation due to vomiting, which was attributed to a viral infection independent of his ITP. By May 18, 2016, K.W.'s platelet count had increased to 83,000. His platelet count fluctuated, reaching 33,000 in early June and 87,000 in mid-July, with no reports of additional petechiae or bruising. By late July 2016, more than three months post-vaccination, his platelet count rose to 199,000. Subsequent medical records indicated normal platelet levels, with counts of 326,000 in December 2016 and 379,000 in May 2017. In June 2017, bruising was observed, but a treater deemed it unlikely to be related to ITP due to normal platelet levels. Records from 2018 also showed normal platelet levels. There is no evidence that K.W. was diagnosed with a chronic, recurring form of ITP. Petitioner argued that the fact K.W. was excused from receiving future MMR vaccines due to a potential susceptibility to ITP constituted a residual effect lasting more than six months. Respondent moved to dismiss the claim, asserting that K.W. did not meet the statutory requirement that the vaccine-related injury or its residual effects lasted for more than six months. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the medical records, which showed K.W.'s platelet counts returned to normal levels within three months of onset and remained normal thereafter. The Special Master found that the medical records did not demonstrate that K.W.'s ITP or its residual effects lasted for more than six months. Citing the Federal Circuit's decision in Wright v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Special Master clarified that 'residual effects' refer to ongoing physical conditions, not merely the risk of future recurrence or monitoring tests. The Special Master determined that recommendations against future vaccination did not constitute evidence of a residual effect. Therefore, the claim was dismissed for failure to establish the severity requirement. Petitioner was represented by Robert Krakow, and Respondent was represented by Sarah C. Duncan.","is_minor_inferred":null,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Robert Krakow","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Office of Robert Krakow, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"New York, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|robert-krakow|","firm_canonical_key":"law-office-of-robert-krakow","package_title":"MICHIE v. 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