Gayzelle Thomas v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

On September 27, 2018, Gayzelle Thomas filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 3, 2017. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's injury or that she sustained a SIRVA Table injury.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, or treatments. On April 21, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case.

The stipulation stated that the influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table and that the petitioner experienced residual effects of her alleged injury for more than six months. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision of the court. As per the stipulation, Gayzelle Thomas was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00, payable by check, as compensation for all items of damages.

Petitioner was represented by Glen Howard Sturtevant Jr. of Rawls Law Group, and Respondent was represented by Kimberly Shubert Davey of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The decision was issued on May 24, 2021.