Misty Stein v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

Misty Stein filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 2, 2024, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 4, 2022. She met the program's requirements for receiving compensation, including the vaccine being administered in the United States, experiencing residual effects for more than six months, and having no prior award or settlement for the injury.

Although the respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged SIRVA, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 18, 2026, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Misty Stein a lump sum of $116,184.72 for all damages.