Sarah Schara v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)

On April 9, 2024, Sarah Schara filed a petition alleging that a Tdap vaccine administered on April 20, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.

Schara sustained a Table SIRVA, denied vaccine causation, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, onset interval, treatment visits, imaging, therapy, injections, or residual limitations.

The parties resolved the case by stipulation. On January 14, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded $15,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.