S.B. v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2017)

S.B. received a Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine on July 1, 2014. The petitioner alleged that this vaccination caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) and that the residual effects of this injury persisted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the Tdap vaccination caused the petitioner's SIRVA or any other injury. Despite these opposing positions, the parties reached a settlement agreement.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The court adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded S.B. a total of $70,704.37.

This amount included $70,000.00 for all damages available under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and $704.37 for litigation costs. The decision was issued on January 10, 2017, following the filing of the petition on January 10, 2017.