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

Antoinette Liss filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on October 4, 2021. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that her injury was consistent with SIRVA, a defined Table injury, and that she had satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation.

A ruling on entitlement was issued on April 11, 2024, finding Antoinette Liss entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on April 19, 2024, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, proposing an award of $42,500.00 for pain and suffering, which Antoinette Liss agreed to.

The Chief Special Master issued a decision awarding Antoinette Liss a lump sum payment of $42,500.00 for pain and suffering.