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

Lorinne Taylor filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 21, 2020, alleging injury from an influenza vaccine administered on September 21, 2018. Ms.

Taylor stated she received the vaccine in her left shoulder and subsequently developed a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), experiencing residual effects for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Ms.

Taylor's alleged SIRVA or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties, represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant for the petitioner and Katherine Carr Esposito for the respondent, reached a joint stipulation on March 15, 2022.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted this stipulation as his decision.

Under the terms of the stipulation, Ms. Taylor was awarded a lump sum of $90,000.00, payable by check, as full compensation for all items of damages.

This award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages. The decision notes that the stipulation is not an admission by the United States or the Secretary that Ms.

Taylor sustained SIRVA, that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injuries, or that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments.

The public decision does not name any medical experts.