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

Brita Reed filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 7, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccination received on October 22, 2019. She further alleged that the residual effects of her injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Petitioner suffered a SIRVA Table 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 May 18, 2023, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Brita Reed was awarded a lump sum of $15,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

The decision was entered on June 21, 2023.