Laura Healy v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On September 15, 2023, Laura Healy filed a petition alleging that a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, identified in the record as Prevnar 20, was administered on December 2, 2022 and caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Healy sustained a Table SIRVA, denied vaccine causation, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not describe her first symptom, examinations, imaging, injections, physical therapy, or residual limitations.
The parties resolved the case by stipulation. On September 10, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Healy $25,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 20) December 2, 2022 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $25,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition September 15, 2023; decision September 10, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01597