Julia Edwards v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Julia Edwards filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered left shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccination she received on October 30, 2018. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, her symptoms lasted for more than six months, and she had not filed any other action or received compensation for her injury.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Edwards sustained a shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

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

Edwards a lump sum of $12,500.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The parties agreed to settle the case, and the court approved the settlement amount.