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

Scarlet Gardner filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 9, 2025, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine she received on October 24, 2022. The petition stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that no civil action for damages had been settled or awarded.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 1, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. The court awarded Scarlet Gardner a lump sum of $80,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

This award was to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s counsel for prompt disbursement.