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

Sharon Knight filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 12, 2024, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 11, 2023. Although Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 24, 2026, agreeing to a settlement.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Ms.

Knight was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a). The decision notes that Petitioner also received a COVID-19 vaccine and an RSV vaccine on the same day, but these are not Table injuries.