Yuze Shao v. HHS - HPV, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Yuze Shao filed a petition for vaccine compensation on March 14, 2025, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an HPV vaccination received on August 20, 2021. The petition also stated that the symptoms persisted for longer than six months.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the HPV vaccine caused the injury or any other injury, denied that the injury persisted for more than six months, and denied that the current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 13, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The stipulation noted that the HPV vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table and that Petitioner alleged the SIRVA occurred within the Table's time period. The parties agreed to a lump sum award of $22,000.00 to compensate for all items of damages available under Section 15(a).

Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding the compensation and directing the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.