Joanne Davies v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On November 16, 2020, Joanne Davies filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered at a Walgreens in New York City on November 22, 2019 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent initially opposed entitlement and recommended denial.
The case later proceeded to entitlement and damages rulings, with the public record identifying a SIRVA claim and a second steroid injection, but not laying out a complete treatment chronology or daily functional history. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found entitlement on June 5, 2025. On December 17, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted respondent's damages proffer.
Ms. Davies was awarded $53,000.00 for pain and suffering and $3,823.40 in unreimbursed expenses, for a total of $56,823.40.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine November 22, 2019 causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated; same-day onset reflected in existing row. ENTITLEMENT GRANTED after respondent initially opposed; COMPENSATED. Public text identifies SIRVA and treatment including a second steroid injection but lacks a full clinical chronology. Award $53,000 pain/suffering + $3,823.40 expenses = $56,823.40. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition November 16, 2020; entitlement June 5, 2025; damages December 17, 2025.