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Report #2856141

Received Aug 29, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
VA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Aug 7, 2025
Onset
Aug 7, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.2Z003767OT

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

No additional AE reported; HCP called to report T/E. HCP stated VARIVAX was administered inadvertently during T/E. Permission was given to contact HCP for further information. T/E date was on 8/4/2025 , VARIVAX was administered on 8/7/2025. No additional information was provid; This spontaneous report was received from a nurse and refers to a patient of unknown age and gender. The patient's medical history, concurrent conditions and concomitant therapies were not reported. On 07-AUG-2025, the patient was vaccinated with Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX), (lot #Z003767, expiration date: 30-Jan-2027), dose number 2, 0.5 mL, administered by unknown route as prophylaxis. The vaccine was administered after being improperly stored (temperature excursion took place on 04-AUG-2025); temperature: -8.5 C, time frame: 2 hour 34 minutes 0 seconds (Product storage error). No additional adverse event reported. The outcome of the event was unknown. The action taken with Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX) was not applicable.

Other medications

Sterile diluent