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Report #2829757

Received Mar 5, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
KY
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 3, 2025
Onset
Jan 3, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKY015108—

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

no reports of medical concerns or symptoms; improperly stored and administered VARIVAX; This spontaneous report was received from a medical assistant referring to a patient of unknown age and gender. The patient's medical history was not reported. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies were not reported. On 03-JAN-2025, the patient was administered a dose of improperly stored Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX) (0.5 mL, two dose series, lot # Y015108, expiration date: 06-SEP-2026; dose number, route and anatomical site were unknown) for prophylaxis (product storage error), which was reconstituted with sterile diluent (BAXTER Sterile Diluent) (dose, strength, batch/lot#, expiration date, routed and indication were unknown). The vaccine was involved in multiple temperature excursions beginning on 05-DEC-2024. No reports of medical concerns or symptoms from the patient involved (no adverse event). The outcome of the events was unknown.

Other medications

Sterile diluent