Yvonne McClay v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Yvonne McClay filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 11, 2023, alleging injury from an influenza vaccine received on December 2, 2020. She claimed to have sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), which is a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged condition. Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case.

Pursuant to the stipulation, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Yvonne McClay a lump sum of $25,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the program. This award represents a compromise of the parties' positions on liability and damages.

The decision was entered on June 18, 2025, following the parties' agreement on May 12, 2025.