Report #2829759

Received Mar 5, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Unknown
Age: Age unknown
State: KY
Recovered: Unknown
Vaccinated: Jan 14, 2025
Onset: Jan 14, 2025
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARCEL	VARICELLA (VARIVAX)	MERCK & CO. INC.	1	Y015108	—

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

no adverse event; improper storage of product in use; This spontaneous report was received from a medical assistant referring to patient of unknown age and gender. Information regarding the patient's concurrent conditions, historical conditions and concomitant or historical medications was not provided. On 14-JAN-2025, the patient was vaccinated with an improperly stored dose of vaccine Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) injection, 0.5 milliliters, for prophylaxis, lot number Y015108 which has been verified to be valid, expiration date reported and validated as 06-SEP-2026 (strength, scheme, route of administration and expiration date not provided). The vaccine was improperly stored since 05-DEC-2024. The previous temperature excursions of the vaccine were unknown (improper storage of product in use). There were no symptoms reported.

Other medications

Sterile diluent