Arlene Bourne v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Arlene Bourne received an influenza vaccine on December 3, 2020. She filed a petition for compensation on February 9, 2021, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) that occurred within the Table timeframe.

Alternatively, she alleged the flu vaccine caused or aggravated her shoulder injury, and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that Ms.

Bourne sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused or aggravated her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms. Bourne a lump sum of $22,500.00 for all items of damages.

This award represents a settlement of liability and damages, and is not an admission by the government that the vaccine caused the injury.