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Report #2829758

Received Mar 5, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
KY
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 9, 2025
Onset
Jan 9, 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 additional AE; Medical Assistant calling with a report of an adverse event regarding improperly stored and administered VARIVAX.; This spontaneous report has been received from other health care professional (medical assistant) concerning to a patient of unknown age and gender. The patient's pertinent medical history, concurrent conditions, drugs reactions or allergies and concomitant medications were not provided by the reporter. On 09-JAN-2025, the patient was vaccinated with an improperly stored dose of Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX) solution for injection, 0.5 mL, lot# Y015108 that was verified to be a valid lot # (expiration date reported and validated as 06-SEP-2026) administered as prophylaxis (routed and anatomical location of administration were not provided). The dose was administered after underwent multiple temperature excursions (beginning on 05-DEC-2024) (product storage error). No medical concerns or symptoms from the patient involved were reported. No additional adverse event reported.

Other medications

Sterile Diluent