Jill McAndrew v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Jill McAndrew filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine she received on October 14, 2019. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects of the SIRVA for more than six months, and that she had not filed a civil action or received other compensation for the injury.

Respondent denied that Ms. McAndrew suffered from SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current 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 Ms.

McAndrew a lump sum of $55,000.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is a defined Table Injury.