Denise Baptiste v. HHS - COVID-19, lymphedema and diabetes (2022)

Denise Baptiste filed a petition alleging lymphedema and diabetes resulting from the Covid-19 Moderna vaccine she received on February 21, 2021. The Special Master held a status conference and explained that the claim could not proceed because the Covid-19 vaccine is not listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

To be eligible for compensation, a petitioner must have received a vaccine listed on the Table, which requires the vaccine to be routinely administered to children and to have an excise tax enacted by Congress. As the Covid-19 vaccine did not meet these criteria at the time of filing, the petition was dismissed.

The Special Master encouraged Petitioner to visit the court's website for further information regarding COVID-19 vaccine injury claims.