Katia Del Rio-Tsonis v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Katia Del Rio-Tsonis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 26, 2021, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccination she received on December 19, 2018. She stated that the vaccination was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that she had not received any prior compensation for her injuries.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Del Rio-Tsonis sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged left shoulder injury.
Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 29, 2024, agreeing to settle the issues and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ms.
Del Rio-Tsonis a lump sum of $65,000.00. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.
The decision was entered on May 1, 2024.