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

Petitioner Mikako Welborn received an influenza vaccine on October 20, 2021, and alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) that lasted more than six months. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused a SIRVA Table Injury or any other injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner a lump sum of $115,000.00 for all damages under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The public decision does not describe the specific medical experts, clinical details of the injury, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the precise mechanism of injury. The case was settled via stipulation, and the public text does not specify if a Table theory was pursued or if the settlement reflects a compromise of liability and damages. Petitioner was represented by Daniel Alholm, and Respondent was represented by Adam Nemeth Muffett.