Sherry Davis v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Sherry Davis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 29, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from a Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine received on October 17, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused her injury or that it constituted a SIRVA Table injury.

Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 29, 2021, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Davis was awarded a lump sum of $20,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount covers all items of damages, and the parties agreed to further proceedings for attorneys' fees and costs. The stipulation also included a release of all claims against the United States and the Secretary related to the Tdap vaccination.