Elizabeth Schafer v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Elizabeth Schafer filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine received on September 27, 2019. She claimed this was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, with no prior award or settlement.
The respondent denied that Ms. Schafer sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury.
Despite these differing positions, the parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case. Pursuant to the stipulation, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Ms.
Schafer a lump sum of $20,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on October 9, 2024, based on the joint stipulation filed on September 3, 2024.
The petition was originally filed on September 10, 2021.