Manita Mills v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Manita Mills filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 21, 2019, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) causally related to her receipt of an influenza vaccine on or about December 14, 2017. The parties filed a joint stipulation on January 6, 2022, agreeing to settle the case.

The stipulation stated that the flu vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table and that Petitioner alleges she suffered SIRVA as a consequence of the immunization. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused the injury or that it occurred within the Table timeframe, but the parties agreed to a settlement.

Pursuant to the stipulation, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Manita Mills $90,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a). The decision was entered on January 6, 2022.