Deborah Mosora v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Deborah Mosora filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 8, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from a seasonal influenza vaccination received on October 23, 2019. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms.

Mosora sustained SIRVA or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injuries. Nevertheless, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 14, 2023, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

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

Ms. Mosora was awarded a lump sum of $61,224.95, payable by check to Petitioner.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on April 18, 2023.

Petitioner was represented by Rhonda Lorenz-Pignato of Shannon Law Group, PC, and Respondent was represented by Katherine Carr Esposito of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The case was filed under the "Table" category for SIRVA.