Muhammad Jafary v. HHS - Influenza, necrotizing myopathy (2021)

Muhammad Jafary filed a claim alleging that he suffered necrotizing myopathy as a result of receiving an influenza vaccination on January 23, 2018. The respondent filed a Rule 4 report recommending against compensation.

The petitioner later filed a motion to dismiss his petition, stating that after consulting with an expert, he decided to voluntarily withdraw his claim. The court noted that to receive compensation, the petitioner must prove either a Table Injury or that the vaccine actually caused the injury, requiring a medical theory, a logical sequence of cause and effect, and a proximate temporal relationship.

Since the petitioner's medical records did not support his allegations by a preponderance of the evidence and he did not file an expert medical opinion, the Special Master granted the petitioner's motion and dismissed the petition for failure to establish a prima facie case.