Mary Jo Tracy v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

Mary Jo Tracy filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 21, 2024. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 15, 2023.

Petitioner stated that she received the vaccine in the United States, that her SIRVA had residual effects for more than six months, and that no civil action had been filed or compensation received for her injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on April 28, 2026.

In this report, the respondent conceded that the petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Corcoran found that Mary Jo Tracy is entitled to compensation.