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Report #2885909

Received Feb 17, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
50 yrs
State
NJ
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Feb 10, 2026
Onset
Feb 10, 2026
Days to onset
0
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HEPAHEP A (VAQTA)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKY015910

Symptoms (3)

Expired product administeredNo adverse eventProduct storage error

Symptom narrative

No additional AE reported; the dose the patient received is actually expired at the time of administration and it had been through temperature excursions in the past.; the dose the patient received is actually expired at the time of administration and it had been through temperature excursions in the past.; A medical assistant reported that a 50-year-old patient received a pediatric dose of VAQTA rather than the adult dose.; This spontaneous report was received from an Other health professional and refers to a 50-year-old patient of unknown gender. The patient's medical history was not reported. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies were not reported. On 10-Feb-2026, the patient was vaccinated with an improperly stored and expired dose of Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated (VAQTA) Suspension for injection, (lot #Y015910, expiration date: 06-Feb-2026) 0.5 ml, total, as prophylaxis (Product storage error and Expired product administered). The vaccine administered was pediatric dose rather than the adult dose (Underdose). The improperly stored vaccine underwent a temperature excursion of 51.31 degrees Fahrenheit (F) for 1 hour and 47 minutes and 52.33 F for 1 hour and 15 minutes without previous excursions. No adverse events were reported.