Teresa Mimms v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2025)

Teresa Mimms filed a petition for vaccine compensation on March 7, 2025, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine she received on October 23, 2020. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that her injury had residual effects for more than six months, and that she had not received any prior award or settlement for this condition.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Mimms sustained a SIRVA Table Injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other condition.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 4, 2025, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.

Mimms a lump sum of $45,000.00. This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount, resolving the issues of liability and damages.