Anthony Carter v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Anthony Carter filed a petition for vaccine compensation on October 7, 2022, alleging he suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 5, 2021. He stated the injury was a Table injury, that he experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that no civil action had been filed or compensation received.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Mr. Carter sustained a SIRVA Table Injury or that the flu vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury or current condition.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 11, 2024, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision awarding damages.

Mr. Carter was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision notes that Mr. Carter also received a COVID-19 vaccine on November 23, 2021, but that claims for COVID-19 vaccines are handled under a separate program.

The stipulation included a release of all claims related to the flu vaccine injury and a waiver of any claims under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program for the COVID-19 vaccine.