Nicole Messuri v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Nicole Messuri filed a petition for vaccine compensation on May 11, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by a Tdap vaccine she received on February 2, 2019. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms.

Messuri sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 15, 2022, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms. Messuri a lump sum of $60,000.00.

This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act for injuries related to the Tdap vaccination. The stipulation also noted that the parties would submit to further proceedings to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

The case was settled based on a joint stipulation, and the outcome was compensation.