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Vaccine Compensation Awarded for Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration

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Eva Santiago, a petitioner from the United States, has been awarded $27,500 in compensation for injuries she allegedly sustained from a Hepatitis B vaccine she received on January 24, 2023. The vaccine, part of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table. Santiago's case, No. 24-930V, was filed on June 18, 2024, in the United States Court of Federal Claims. A stipulation between the parties was filed on July 18, 2025, leading to the award.

Key Takeaways:

  • The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10, et seq., has compensated Eva Santiago for her alleged shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA).
  • The stipulation, filed on July 18, 2025, agreed upon by Santiago and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, outlined the terms of the award and settlement.
  • Santiago received a lump sum of $27,500, to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.
  • The award represents compensation for all damages that would be available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.
  • Santiago's attorneys, Leigh Finfer, Muller Brazil, LLP, and James Connor Daughton, U.S. Department of Justice, played critical roles in negotiating the stipulation and award.
  • The stipulation was signed on July 18, 2025, and accepted by both parties, effectively settling the case.
  • The settlement does not constitute an admission by the United States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the Hepatitis B vaccine caused Santiago's alleged injury or any other injury.
  • All rights and obligations under the stipulation apply equally to Santiago's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns.

Statistics:

  • The value of the compensation awarded to Eva Santiago is $27,500.
  • The stipulation was filed on July 18, 2025, after the parties agreed to settle the case.
  • Santiago's petition for compensation was filed on June 18, 2024, in the United States Court of Federal Claims.
  • The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has compensated individuals for injuries related to vaccines administered on or after January 1, 1987 (42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(a)).
  • As of July 18, 2025, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program had paid a total of $4.33 billion in compensation awards.

Sources:

  • [United States Court of Federal Claims Opinion, July 18, 2025, in the matter of Eva Santiago v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, No. 24-930V.]
  • [Stipulation, filed July 18, 2025, in the matter of Eva Santiago v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, No. 24-930V.]
  • [National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.]

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