Report #2836621

Received Apr 17, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Unknown
Age: Age unknown
State: ID
Recovered: Unknown
Vaccinated: Mar 28, 2025
Onset: Mar 28, 2025
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARCEL	VARICELLA (VARIVAX)	MERCK & CO. INC.	1	y013350	—

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

No additional AEs were reported; The nurse is reporting that a patient received improperly stored vaccine. No additional AEs were reported, no further information provided. Names of vaccines involved (including lot/exp) VARIVAX (y013350 8/2/2026) Temperature: 14.92F Time frame:; This spontaneous report was received from a nurse and refers 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 28-Mar-2025, the patient was vaccinated with an improperly stored dose of Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX), (lot #y013350, expiration date: 02-Aug-2026) for prophylaxis (improper storage of product in use). No adverse event was reported. The vaccine underwent a temperature excursion of 14.92 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour and 40 minutes.