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

Delonda Giles filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 15, 2023. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of her influenza vaccination on October 21, 2022.

Ms. Giles stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that she had not received a prior award or settlement for this injury.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Giles sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Giles was awarded a lump sum of $72,500.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount was to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount.