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

Andrea Lepera filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 21, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine in her left arm on September 18, 2019. She further alleged that her injury persisted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Lepera sustained a Table SIRVA injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 28, 2023, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ms.

Lepera a lump sum of $105,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount represents a negotiated settlement of liability and damages.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.