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

On April 24, 2025, Candez Adams filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination on September 19, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. The public ruling notes that the petition was originally filed under her legal name at that time and that the caption was amended in September 2025 to reflect her current legal name, Candez Adams.

Respondent conceded entitlement in a Rule 4(c) report filed on September 29, 2025, stating that the alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that the legal prerequisites for compensation were satisfied. The public ruling does not describe the first symptom, treatment course, imaging, functional effects, or expert evidence.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran granted entitlement on September 29, 2025.

The case remains pending for damages, and no compensation amount is awarded in the public ruling.