Willie Lee Williams v. HHS - Influenza, death (2023)

On May 9, 2022, Bernadette Rogers filed a pro se petition on behalf of her mother, Willie Lee Williams, who died in Florida on February 22, 2022 at age 91. Ms.

Rogers alleged that vaccines administered during Ms. Williams's February 2022 hospitalization at Tampa General Hospital contributed to her death.

The public record describes Ms. Williams as a mother of six and longtime public-school teacher.

The hospitalization records showed admission on February 2, 2022 for altered mental status possibly related to a urinary tract infection, asymptomatic COVID-19 isolation, chronic atrial flutter, bacteremia, acute kidney disease, and discharge home with hospice on February 15, 2022. The autopsy listed cardiovascular disease and congestive heart failure as the cause of death, with dementia as a contributory cause; toxicology detected no harmful substances.

Special Master Christian J. Moran dismissed the vaccine claims on April 11, 2023.

He found that Ms. Williams did receive PPSV23, a polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine, but that polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines are not covered by the Vaccine Program.

He also found that Ms. Rogers had not shown Ms.

Williams received the alleged influenza vaccine; supplemental hospital records listed the flu vaccine as deferred and discontinued because of discharge. Chief Judge Matthew H.

Solomson later affirmed on review, also explaining that non-vaccine allegations such as medical negligence, organ-harvesting accusations, and requests for property relief were outside the court's Vaccine Act jurisdiction. No injury compensation was awarded.