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

On August 5, 2024, Quailer Sessums filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 31, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.

Sessums sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, denied significant aggravation, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, examinations, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations.

The parties resolved the case by joint stipulation. On August 22, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Sessums $43,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.