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Report #2857668

Received Sep 9, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
PA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Aug 25, 2025
Onset
Aug 25, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HEPAHEP A (VAQTA)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKY017625—

Symptoms (2)

Incorrect dose administeredNo adverse event

Symptom narrative

No additional AE/no PQC reported.; Nurse called and reported that an adult dose of VAQTA was inadvertently administered to a pediatric patient. Caller stated no patient symptoms have been reported. Caller stated this also occurred for one other patient, see AE case #02866506. No addit; This spontaneous report has been received from an other health professional, regarding to a 13-year-old patient of unknown gender. The patient's pertinent medical history, concurrent conditions, concomitant medications, and previous drug reactions or allergies were not reported. On an unknown date, the patient was inadvertently vaccinated with an adult dose instead of a pediatric dose (Accidental overdose) of Hepatitis A Vaccine, inactivated (VAQTA), as prophylaxis, lot number Y017625 which had been verified to be a valid number; expiration date 11-JUL-2026 (route of administration, and anatomical site of injection were not reported). No additional adverse events were reported in the patient.