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

Anita Lawson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 5, 2022. The flu vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, and Ms.

Lawson alleged her injury was a Table injury with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that Ms.

Lawson sustained a Table SIRVA injury or that the flu vaccine caused her condition. Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms. Lawson a lump sum of $17,500.00 for all items of damages.

The decision was entered on March 18, 2025, following the petition filed on January 17, 2024. This award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages.