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Report #2825494

Received Feb 10, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
33 yrs
State
FL
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 22, 2025
Onset
Jan 22, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1HA5HL—

Symptoms (2)

Product administered to patient of inappropriate ageWrong product administered

Symptom narrative

gave a 33 years old a Shingrix; supposed to give a varicella vaccine, and they gave a Shingrix instead; This non-serious case was reported by a nurse via call center representative and described the occurrence of inappropriate age at vaccine administration in a 33-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number HA5HL, expiry date 13-NOV-2026) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Varicella zoster vaccine (Varicella vaccine) for prophylaxis. On 22-JAN-2025, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On an unknown date, the patient did not receive Varicella vaccine. On 22-JAN-2025, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced inappropriate age at vaccine administration (Verbatim: gave a 33 years old a Shingrix) and wrong vaccine administered (Verbatim: supposed to give a varicella vaccine, and they gave a Shingrix instead). The outcome of the inappropriate age at vaccine administration and wrong vaccine administered were unknown. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 03-FEB-2025 The nurse had a medical assistant that actually gave a 33 years old patient a Shingrix which led to inappropriate ae at vaccine administration, and he/she need to know if that was gonna harm that patient at all. The nurse reported it was supposed to give a varicella vaccine, and they gave a Shingrix instead which led to wrong vaccine administered. Also, the nurse mentioned that the patient was not immunocompromised. The Vaccine Administration Facility was the same as Primary Reporter.