Glenn F. Wollinger v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Glenn F. Wollinger filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 28, 2020, resulted in a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA).

The petition also noted that he received a pneumococcal vaccine (PPSV23) in his other shoulder on the same date. However, the record indicated that the pneumococcal vaccine is not covered by the Vaccine Program.

Consequently, Mr. Wollinger moved to dismiss his petition because the injury he alleged was from the non-covered pneumococcal vaccine, not the influenza vaccine.

The court reviewed the record and Mr. Wollinger's motion.

To be eligible for compensation, a petitioner must have received a vaccine listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Since the alleged injury was from a non-covered vaccine, Mr.

Wollinger did not meet this threshold criterion. Therefore, the court granted his motion and dismissed the case.