Huong Thi Do v. HHS - Pneumococcal, right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Huong Thi Do filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 14, 2020. She alleged that she suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on February 16, 2018.

Ms. Do claimed that she received the vaccine in the United States, experienced residual effects of her condition for more than six months, and had not received a prior award or settlement for civil action damages related to her condition.

The respondent denied that Ms. Do sustained a shoulder injury as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

On July 21, 2022, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and adopted it as his decision. He awarded Huong Thi Do a lump sum of $15,000.00, payable by check to the Petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages.

The decision was issued on August 23, 2022.