Dayna Higgins v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Dayna Higgins filed a petition for vaccine compensation on January 12, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 4, 2019. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, the injury's effects lasted over six months, and she had not received prior compensation.

Respondent denied that Ms. Higgins sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury.

Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 18, 2023, agreeing to settle the case. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.

Higgins a lump sum of $54,000.00. This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount, resolving all claims for damages and releasing the United States from further liability related to this vaccination.