Maria Quinones v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Maria Quinones filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine received on December 1, 2017. She claimed the injury was a Table injury, occurred in the United States, had residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement for this condition.
The respondent denied that Ms. Quinones sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury.
Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.
Quinones a lump sum of $94,000.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.
The decision was entered on March 29, 2024, following the petition filed on November 23, 2020.