Rosalyn Woolfolk v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Rosalyn Woolfolk, an adult, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 23, 2024. She alleged that she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine administered on December 8, 2022.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Ms. Woolfolk is entitled to compensation.

The respondent concluded that she met the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table for a SIRVA and satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation. On March 7, 2025, a decision was issued awarding Ms.

Woolfolk $48,286.13. This award was comprised of $47,500.00 for pain and suffering and $786.13 for past unreimbursable expenses.

The respondent recommended, and Ms. Woolfolk agreed, that the compensation should be paid as a lump sum.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and entitlement was granted, followed by a damages award.