A.T. v. HHS - Influenza, chronic rash, fevers, malaise, arthralgias, arthritis, and chronic migraines (2025)

On October 4, 2022, James and Valerie Thurston filed a petition on behalf of their minor child, A.T., after A.T. received an influenza vaccination on October 17, 2020. They alleged that the vaccination caused a chronic rash, fevers, malaise, arthralgias, arthritis, and chronic migraines.

The public decision does not set out a detailed clinical timeline. It records that petitioners filed medical records and affidavits, and that respondent later recommended against compensation in a Rule 4(c) report.

Because the alleged conditions were not Table injuries for the influenza vaccine, petitioners needed expert proof of causation-in-fact. After receiving additional time to consult experts, petitioners moved to dismiss the case on September 11, 2025, explaining that they did not wish to proceed further.

On September 12, 2025, Special Master Thomas L. Gowen Horner dismissed the petition for insufficient proof.

No compensation was awarded. Petitioners were represented by Richard Gage.