Maria Silva v. HHS - Influenza, thrombocytopenic purpura (2023)

Maria Silva filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 18, 2019, alleging she developed thrombocytopenic purpura after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 26, 2017. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the immunization caused the petitioner's injury.

Despite the denial, the parties reached a settlement. On January 31, 2023, they filed a joint stipulation agreeing to resolve the case.

As part of the settlement, the respondent agreed to pay Ms. Silva a lump sum of $35,000.00, payable by check to Maria Silva, as compensation for all damages.

Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation, directing the clerk of the court to enter judgment accordingly. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

The case was resolved via stipulation, and the public text does not detail a specific theory of causation or time to onset.