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

Claudia Thompson filed a petition for vaccine compensation on June 12, 2023, alleging injury from an influenza vaccine received on November 1, 2021. She claimed a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) that persisted for more than six months.

The influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that the injury was a Table SIRVA or that the vaccine caused her condition.

Despite these differing positions, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Claudia Thompson a lump sum of $22,500.00 for all damages.

This amount is intended to cover all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The parties also agreed to further proceedings to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

The stipulation releases the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from all claims related to the flu vaccination.