Mary Little v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Mary Little filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 6, 2022, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on October 5, 2020. She further alleged that her SIRVA symptoms lasted longer than six months.

The respondent denied that the injury was a Table injury or that it was caused by the vaccine. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Mary Little a total of $37,000. This amount includes $36,000 as a lump sum for all damages and $1,000 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the State of North Carolina.

The stipulation noted that the flu vaccine is on the Vaccine Injury Table and that the injury allegedly occurred within the Table's time period. The parties agreed that this stipulation represents a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, and it is not an admission by the United States that the vaccine caused the injury.