M.H. v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2026)

M.H. filed a petition on February 18, 2026, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on February 1, 2023. The petitioner claimed this was a Table injury or, in the alternative, a causation-in-fact injury lasting at least six months.

The petitioner requested that their name be redacted from the case caption to initials only, citing concerns for personal safety. Respondent did not file a response.

The Chief Special Master granted the motion to redact the caption to M.H. based on the petitioner's credible argument that name disclosure could have a significant personal safety impact. The decision does not address the merits of the vaccine injury claim itself, only the request for redaction.

Therefore, the outcome remains unclear regarding entitlement or compensation.