Aziza Adams v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Aziza Adams, later known as Aziza Walker, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 27, 2019. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 6, 2016.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on February 8, 2021, conceding that the petitioner was entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that the petitioner met the criteria for SIRVA as set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table and its accompanying aids to interpretation.
On February 9, 2021, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement, finding the petitioner eligible for compensation.
Subsequently, on September 20, 2021, the respondent filed a proffer recommending an award of $87,500.00 for pain and suffering. The petitioner agreed to this amount.
On September 21, 2021, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a decision awarding the petitioner a lump sum payment of $87,500.00, payable by check to the petitioner, representing compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.
Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S.
Pop & Associates, and respondent was represented by Althea Walker Davis of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.