Report #2836795

Received Apr 18, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Unknown
Age: Age unknown
State: MD
Recovered: Unknown
Vaccinated: Mar 3, 2025
Onset: Mar 3, 2025
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARCEL	VARICELLA (VARIVAX)	MERCK & CO. INC.	UNK	Y011712	—

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 physician referring to a patient of unknown age and gender. The patient's medical history, concurrent conditions, Concomitant therapies, and drug reactions/allergies were not reported. On 03-Mar-2025, the patient was vaccinated with improperly stored vaccine of Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX REFRIGERATOR STABLE) injection (lot #Y011712, expiration date: 02-Jul-2026), 0.5 mL, diluted with sterile diluent (MERCK STERILE DILUENT) (expiration date, and lot # were not reported) as prophylaxis (improper storage of product in use). The vaccine was exposed to temperature excursion (Temperature: 14.65 F, Time frame: 13 hours 15 minutes 0 seconds) on 29-Jan-2025. No symptomatic events reported (no adverse event). There was no previous temperature excursion.

Medical history

Comments: unknown

Other medications

Sterile diluent