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

Christina Terrell 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 10, 2019. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, her symptoms persisted for more than six months, and she had not filed other actions or received prior compensation for this injury.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 4, 2023, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Christina Terrell was awarded a lump sum of $22,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.