April Cirincione v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
April Cirincione filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 5, 2023. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination received on October 20, 2022.
Ms. Cirincione further alleged that the residual effects of her injury lasted longer than six months.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that the petitioner is entitled to compensation. The respondent stated that the petitioner had no prior history of shoulder issues, her pain occurred within 48 hours of vaccination, it was limited to the injection site, and no other condition explained her symptoms.
Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found that the petitioner is entitled to compensation.
The case was granted entitlement pending a decision on damages. The public decision does not describe the specific symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.
Update: a decision awarding damages filed 2026-05-12 resolved the case for $138,840.