Karey Dunaway v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2025)

Karey Dunaway filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 3, 2023, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 6, 2021. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that her injury resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months, and that no civil action had been filed or compensation received for the vaccine-caused injury.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged left shoulder injury or any injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 3, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. The court awarded Karey Dunaway a lump sum of $135,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.