Report #2884816

Received Feb 9, 2026

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Overview

Sex: Male
Age: 18 yrs
State: CA
Recovered: Recovered
Vaccinated: Feb 5, 2026
Onset: Feb 5, 2026
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
HEPA	HEP A (VAQTA)	MERCK & CO. INC.	1	Z006542	IM / LA

Symptoms (2)

Injection site painProduct administered to patient of inappropriate age

Symptom narrative

Site: Pain at Injection Site-Mild, Additional Details: Patient was incorrectly given VAQTA adult formulation instead of VAQTA pediatric formulation.