Haley Elise Watkins v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Haley Elise Watkins filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from a Tdap vaccine received on September 2, 2020. She claimed the injury occurred within the Table's timeframe, had residual effects for over six months, and that no prior civil action had been filed.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Haley Elise Watkins a lump sum of $35,000.00 for all damages available under Section 15(a). This amount represents compensation for her SIRVA injury.

The decision was made on March 12, 2024, following the stipulation filed on February 2, 2024, and the petition was originally filed on January 11, 2021.