Traci Brakefield v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Traci Brakefield 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 October 10, 2022. She claimed the injury resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Brakefield 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 Ms.
Brakefield a lump sum of $14,500.00. This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.
The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties agreed to this settlement to resolve the issues of liability and damages, with the stipulation not constituting an admission by the government that the vaccine caused the injury.