Andrew Janquitto v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Andrew Janquitto filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 22, 2016. He further alleged that the residual effects of this condition lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Janquitto sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused his injury, and denied that his condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Mr.

Janquitto a lump sum of $70,000.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the damages. The decision was issued on May 10, 2022, following the stipulation filed on March 29, 2022.