Sharon Labor v. HHS - Influenza, left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Sharon Labor filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine she received on September 19, 2020. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that no civil action for damages had been settled or awarded.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA within the Table's timeframe and denied that the flu immunization caused or significantly aggravated her alleged shoulder injury. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Sharon Labor was awarded a lump sum of $55,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the program.

This award covers her SIRVA injury, which is a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.