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

Shardae Cage filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 3, 2024, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination received on September 27, 2021. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Cage sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 2, 2024, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms.

Cage a lump sum of $20,000.00. This amount is intended to compensate for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The stipulation was finalized on November 7, 2024, with judgment to be entered accordingly.