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

Katie Strickland filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 5, 2025. She alleged that she suffered a Table injury, specifically a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), as a result of her influenza vaccination on September 16, 2022.

Strickland stated that she received the vaccine in the United States, experienced residual effects of the injury for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement for this injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Strickland sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged injury.

Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 4, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages.

Strickland was awarded a lump sum of $40,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. This amount was to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.