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Report #2881987

Received Jan 15, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
MO
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 6, 2026
Onset
Jan 6, 2026
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKX026790—
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.UNK——

Symptoms (2)

Expired product administeredNo adverse event

Symptom narrative

No additional AE; Nurse called reporting an expired dose of VARIVAX was inadvertently administered to a patient today, 1/6/2025. Caller reported expiration date was 11/14/2025.; This spontaneous report was received from a Nurse Practitioner and refers to a patient of unknown age and gender. The patient's medical history, concurrent conditions, and concomitant therapies were not reported. On 06-Jan-2026, the patient was inadvertently vaccinated with an expired dose of Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX), Injection (valid lot #X026790, expiration date was provided and confirmed as: 14-Nov-2025) at dose 0.5 mL for prophylaxis (dose number, anatomical location, route of administration were not provided), reconstituted with sterile diluent, solution for injection (lot # and expiration date were not reported) (Expired product administered). No symptoms were reported; no additional AE (no adverse event).