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Report #2857395

Received Sep 8, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
CA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jul 18, 2025
Onset
Jul 18, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HEPHEP B (HEPLISAV-B)DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION1—SYR / LA

Symptoms (1)

Injection site pain

Symptom narrative

Given HEPLISAV-B In Their Vein; Pain At The Injection Site; Soreness At The Injection Site; Initial report received on 25-Aug-2025. A pharmacist reported that a 21-year-old female received HEPLISAV-B (hepatitis B vaccine) for hepatitis B immunization in her vein and experienced soreness and pain at the injection site. No medical history or concomitant medications were reported. On 18-Jul-2025, the patient received dose 1 of a hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B (lot number, expiration date, and NDC number not available) intravenously in the left deltoid. The patient reported that she received HEPLISAV-B in her vein instead of her deltoid at her pharmacy. Documentation of the immunization showed that the patient received HEPLISAV-B in the left deltoid. The administering technician confirmed the patient received the product in her left deltoid and not a vein. On an unknown date, the patient received dose 2 of a hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B (lot number, expiration date, NDC number, route, and site not available. On an unknown date, after receiving HEPLISAV-B, the patient experienced soreness and pain at the injection site. No additional information was reported Company Comment: The company assessed the events as non-serious.; Sender's Comments: The company assessed the events as non-serious.