Kim Saffran v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)

Kim Saffran filed a petition on April 20, 2017, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on November 5, 2014. She further alleged that her injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her SIRVA or any other injury. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 19, 2019, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The Chief Special Master, Nora Beth Dorsey, found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Pursuant to the stipulation, Kim Saffran was awarded a lump sum of $65,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

Petitioner was represented by Kenneth J. Steinberg and respondent was represented by Traci R.

Patton. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.