Analicia Guerrero v. HHS - HPV, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Analicia Guerrero filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administered on September 25, 2018. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit.

Petitioner, a flight attendant, reported right shoulder pain starting around October 26, 2018, approximately one month after vaccination, though she also reported instantaneous pain and linked it to the vaccine as early as November 2018. Respondent argued that the onset was too late and that pain radiated beyond the shoulder.

The Special Master found that Petitioner met the Table criteria for SIRVA, including onset within 48 hours, no prior shoulder condition, pain limited to the shoulder, and no other explanatory condition. The court awarded $70,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,181.65 for unreimbursed medical expenses, for a total award of $71,181.65.