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Report #2843367

Received May 30, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
52 yrs
State
KS
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
May 2, 2025
Onset
May 2, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (1)

Wrong product administered

Symptom narrative

HCP confirmed that patient did not have any symptomatic events; HCP reported that a patient who initially was looking to receive SHINGRIX was accidently administered VARIVAX; This spontaneous report was received from a Register Nurse and refers to a 52-year-old male patient. The patient's medical history was not reported. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies were not reported. On 02-MAY-2025, the patient was accidentally vaccinated with Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX), Injection (lot #, dose, strength, route of administration and anatomical location of vaccine and expiration date were not reported) diluted with sterile diluent (MERCK STERILE DILUENT); instead of a dose of Varicella zoster vaccine rgE (CHO) (SHINGRIX) (Wrong vaccine administered) for prophylaxis. It was confirmed that the patient did not have any symptomatic events. Lot # is being requested and will be submitted if reported.

Other medications

Sterile diluent