Shiela Seger v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Shiela Seger filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 12, 2021. She also received a COVID-19 vaccine on the same day.

Seger claimed her SIRVA symptoms persisted for more than six months. Respondent denied that Seger sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Seger a lump sum of $15,000.00.

This amount is intended to cover all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision notes that the influenza vaccine is on the Vaccine Injury Table, but the COVID-19 vaccine is not.

The stipulation also included a release of claims related to the COVID-19 vaccine under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program.