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

Lanette Jackson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on November 23, 2020. She claimed her SIRVA symptoms persisted for more than six months.

The respondent denied that Ms. Jackson sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Jackson was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount covers all items of damages that would be available under Section 15(a). The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties agreed to settle the issues of liability and damages.