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

On June 27, 2025, Shauna McAllister filed a petition seeking compensation under the Vaccine Act. She alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on September 21, 2024 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.

The petition stated that she experienced residual effects for more than six months and had not received a prior civil award or settlement for the injury. The entitlement ruling itself is short and the extracted public text does not preserve detailed medical history, but the damages decision and proffer identify the case as a Table SIRVA claim.

On February 20, 2026, respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report stating that the case was appropriate for compensation under the Act for a SIRVA Table injury. That same day, Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran issued a ruling finding Ms. McAllister entitled to compensation.

On March 6, 2026, respondent filed a proffer on damages, representing that Ms. McAllister agreed with the proposed award.

The proffer did not include a detailed clinical timeline in the public text; it stated that the evidence supported compensation for pain and suffering and for past unreimbursable expenses related to the vaccine injury. Ms.

McAllister was identified as a competent adult, so no guardianship evidence was required. On March 10, 2026, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded $95,540.00 as a lump sum payable through an ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.

The award consisted of $95,000.00 for pain and suffering and $540.00 for past unreimbursable expenses. The decision stated that this amount represented all compensation available for damages under the Vaccine Act.

Ms. McAllister was represented by Laura Levenberg of Muller Brazil, LLP in Dresher, Pennsylvania.