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

Ruth Parulis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 18, 2025. She received an influenza vaccine on October 1, 2021, which is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

Parulis alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of this vaccination and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that Parulis sustained a Table SIRVA injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite the respondent's denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 18, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages.

Parulis was awarded a lump sum of $55,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.