Earlean Lewis v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2024)

Earlean Lewis filed a petition for vaccine compensation on May 14, 2022, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination received on October 20, 2020. She also received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on December 2, 2020.

Ms. Lewis alleged that she received the vaccines in the United States, suffered residual effects for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement for her injury.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Lewis sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccines caused or aggravated her alleged shoulder injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 8, 2024, agreeing to settle the case. The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision awarding damages.

Ms. Lewis was awarded a lump sum of $77,500.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount covers all damages, and the case was resolved through this stipulation, avoiding further litigation on liability and damages.