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Report #2872604

Received Nov 13, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
16 yrs
State
WA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Oct 22, 2025
Onset
Oct 22, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKY002062—

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

No additional AE; report VARIVAX with TE administered; This spontaneous report was received from an office manager and refers to a(n) 16-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 22-Oct-2025, the patient was vaccinated with improperly stored Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX REFRIGERATOR STABLE), Solvent for solution for infusion (lot #Y002062, expiration date: 09-Jan-2026), reconstituted with sterile diluent (Hollister-Stier STERILE DILUENT), Solution for injection (lot # and expiration date were not reported) as prophylaxis (Incorrect product storage). Caller was unsure if patient was symptomatic. No additional adverse event (no adverse event). Temperature excursion was 6.1F, time frame 5 minutes. No previous excursions.

Other medications

sterile diluent