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Report #2882833

Received Jan 22, 2026

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKY01350—

Symptoms (2)

No adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

No additional AE; an improperly stored dose of VARIVAX was inadvertently administered to a patient; This Spontaneous report was received from a Nurse Practitioner and referred to a patient of unknown age and gender. The patient's medical history was not reported. The patient's past medications were not reported. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. On 06-Jan-2026, the patient was vaccinated with improperly stored varicella virus vaccine live (oka/merck) (VARIVAX) (0.5 ml total, lot # reported as Y01350 was an invalid lot#, expiration date reported as 02-Aug-2026; strength, anatomical location and route of administration were not provided) for prophylaxis. The vaccine was reconstituted with sterile diluent (Hollister-Stier STERILE DILUENT). It was reported that the suspect vaccine was underwent temperature excursions of 8.8 degree Fahrenheit (F) (the time frame was 1 hour 10 minutes) (product storage error). There were previous temperature excursions. No additional adverse event (AE) was reported (no adverse event).

Other medications

DILUENT MRK