Joanne Garston v. HHS - Tdap, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Joanne Garston filed a petition on August 4, 2020, seeking compensation for a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) allegedly caused by a Tdap vaccination she received on September 9, 2019. She alleged that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that no other lawsuits were filed.

Respondent denied that Ms. Garston sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her condition.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on January 17, 2023, agreeing to settle the case. The stipulation stated that Ms.

Garston received a Tdap vaccine on September 9, 2019, and subsequently developed SIRVA. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms.

Garston $22,500.00 in compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on February 17, 2023.