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Report #2844454

Received Jun 10, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
WA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
May 16, 2025
Onset
May 16, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HPV9HPV (GARDASIL 9)MERCK & CO. INC.UNK——

Symptoms (2)

Product administered to patient of inappropriate ageWrong product administered

Symptom narrative

No symptoms reported.; Nurse called and reported that 1 dose of GARDASIL 9 was inadvertently administered to a 68 year old patient when the patient actually should have received PCV 20. Caller stated this patient had never had any previous HPV vaccinations. Caller stated n; This spontaneous report was received from a nurse and refers to a 68-year-old patient of unknown gender. The patient's medical history was not reported. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies were not reported. The patient had never had any previous human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. On 16-MAY-2025, the patient was inadvertently vaccinated with human papillomavirus 9-valent vaccine, recombinant (GARDASIL 9) suspension for injection at a dose of 1 dosage form (1 dose) (route of administration, anatomical location, lot # and expiration date were not reported) instead of pneumococcal vaccine conj 20v (crm197); the vaccine should have been administered for prophylaxis (Wrong product administered). No patient symptoms had been reported (No adverse event). Lot# is being requested and will be submitted if received.