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Report #2879876

Received Dec 29, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
4 yrs
State
GA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Nov 21, 2025
Onset
Nov 21, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

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

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

No side effects or symptoms reported. No Additional AE/ No PQC.; HCP called to report TE where patient received product after it was improperly stored; This spontaneous report was received from a healthcare professional regarding a 4-year-old patient of unknown gender. The patient's medical history, concurrent conditions, and concomitant therapies were not reported. On 21-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 reported as Z008197, which has been verified as valid, expiration date reported and validated as 30-APR-2027) (vaccination scheme, route and anatomical site of administration were not reported). The vaccine was reconstituted with sterile diluent (Hollister-Stier STERILE DILUENT) (lot number and expiration date were not reported). The administered dose was exposed to a temperature excursion of -10.5 C for 1 hour (Product storage error). No side effects or symptoms reported. No previous excursions.