Rosalinda Vohs v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) (2018)

Rosalinda Vohs filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving an influenza (flu) vaccination on March 10, 2015. She further alleged that her vaccine-related injuries had lasted more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Vohs's alleged GBS or any other injury.

Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Vohs was awarded a total of $548,525.56.

This amount included $39,938.05 payable to petitioner and Discovery Health Partners to satisfy a Medicaid lien, and $508,587.51 payable to Ms. Vohs for all remaining damages.

The stipulation stated that it represented a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages claimed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, and was not an admission by the United States that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Vohs's alleged GBS.