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Report #2827175

Received Mar 11, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
12 yrs
State
ND
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 13, 2025
Onset
Jan 13, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
MMRVMEASLES + MUMPS + RUBELLA + VARICELLA (PROQUAD)MERCK & CO. INC.2Y017208SC / RA
UNKVACCINE NOT SPECIFIED (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER2Y017208OT / RA

Symptoms (2)

Product storage errorNo adverse event

Symptom narrative

no additional AE; received improperly stored PROQUAD since it "was stored in the refrigerator for months" instead of the freezer; This spontaneous report was received from a nurse on 19-Feb-2025, and refers to a 12-year-old male patient. The patient's medical history, concurrent conditions and concomitant therapies were not reported. On 13-Jan-2025, the patient was vaccinated with the second dose of Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (Oka-Merck) Virus Vaccine Live (PROQUAD), (lot #Y017208, expiration date 13-Apr-2026), administered by Subcutaneous route in Right Arm (expiration date was not reported) as prophylaxis with sterile diluent (MERCK STERILE DILUENT), (indication, expiration date, and lot # were not reported). It was assumed that Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (Oka-Merck) Virus Vaccine Live (PROQUAD) could be stored in both the freezer and refrigerator and both State and Private Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (Oka-Merck) Virus Vaccine Live (PROQUAD) were moved to the refrigerators where they remained within normal refrigerated temperature range until administration. Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (Oka-Merck) Virus Vaccine Live (PROQUAD) was improperly stored since it "was stored in the refrigerator for months" instead of the freezer until administration (Product storage error). No additional AE (no adverse event). .

Other medications

sterile diluent