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Report #2876949

Received Dec 9, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
1.1 yrs
State
GA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Nov 19, 2025
Onset
Nov 19, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKZ008197—

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

No side effects or symptoms reported. No Additional AE; patient received product after it was improperly stored: Varivax; This spontaneous report was received from a Physician Assistant (reported as medical assistant) and refers to a 1-year-old patient of unknown gender. The patient's medical history, concurrent conditions and concomitant therapies were not reported. On 19-NOV-2025, the patient was vaccinated with an improperly stored dose of Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX), Injection, 0.5 mL administered as prophylaxis (lot number Z008197 has been verified to be a valid lot number, expiration date 30-APR-2027; route of administration and anatomical site of injection was not provided); which was reconstituted with sterile diluent (HOLLISTER-STIER STERILE DILUENT) (expiration date, and lot # were not reported). The vaccine was administered after being improperly stored at -10.5 degree Celsius (C) for 1 hour with no previous excursions (Product storage error). No additional adverse event was reported for the patient.

Other medications

Sterile diluent