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Vaccine Compensation Awarded to Petitioner in National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Case

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Laura Healy, a petitioner in a National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program case, has been awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00, paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to her, as part of a joint stipulation agreement. The stipulation was filed on September 10, 2025, and the decision was issued by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran on the same date.

The parties stipulated to the following matters: Laura Healy filed a petition for vaccine compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration ("SIRVA") after receiving a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on December 2, 2022. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a Table injury; denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged shoulder injury; and denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner any other injury or the petitioner's current condition.

Key Takeaways:

  • Laura Healy was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00 through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account.
  • The compensation was part of a joint stipulation agreement filed on September 10, 2025.
  • The parties stipulated that Laura Healy suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration ("SIRVA") after receiving a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on December 2, 2022.
  • The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a Table injury; denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged shoulder injury; and denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner any other injury or the petitioner's current condition.
  • The stipulation expresses a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages claimed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as amended.
  • The award was not considered an admission by the United States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged injury or any other injury or condition.

Statistics:

  • $25,000.00 lump sum awarded to Laura Healy
  • Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine administered on December 2, 2022
  • SIRVA injury alleged by the petitioner
  • Compensation awarded after a joint stipulation agreement was filed on September 10, 2025
  • Award not considered an admission by the United States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services

Sources:

  • United States Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, No. 23-1597V, Laura Healy, Petitioner, v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Respondent (September 10, 2025)
  • National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755
  • 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10 et seq. (the "Vaccine Act")

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