Sex: F
Vaccine: VARCEL
Symptoms: Acne, Antibody test negative, Extra dose administered, Inappropriate schedule of product administration, Injection site pruritus
Clinical narrative: the patient experienced "a reaction, this time around at the [injection] site". The patient's reaction was a "red rash"; It was reported that the patient has a "couple spots on her shoulder" which were "itchy". The "spots look like little pimples on [her] chest and abdomen".; the patient experienced "a reaction, this time around at the [injection] site". The patient's reaction was a "red rash"; the patient is currently breastfeeding a six month old daughter.; It was reported that the patient has a "couple spots on her shoulder" which were "itchy". The "spots look like little pimples on [her] chest and abdomen".; VARIVAX vaccine three times: "the fall of 2009, the fall of 2017, and March 13, 2019; did not have antibodies; VARIVAX vaccine three times: "the fall of 2009, the fall of 2017, and March 13, 2019; This spontaneous report as received from a consumer refers to her wife, a female patient of unknown age. Information about concomitant therapy, pertinent medical history and drug reactions/allergies was not provided.  In approximately September 2009 (reported as in the fall of 2009), the patient received her first dose of varicella virus vaccine live (oka/merck)(VARIVAX) (strength, dose and lot # unknown, route reported as injection) for prophylaxis (reported as "so she does not get the chicken pox"). The reporter stated that the patient had "blood tests" performed before getting the second dose of vaccine in approximately September 2017 (reported as "in the fall of 2017") that showed she "did not have antibodies" (inappropriate schedule of product administration). It was then reported that the patient had "immunoglobulin test again this year (in 2019)" (result not provided) prior to getting the third dose of vaccine on 13-MAR-2019 (extra dose administered). The reporter explained that there were "pregnancies in there that caused the gap" (between dates of administration). After getting the third dose of varicella virus vaccine live (oka/merck) (VARIVAX) on 13-MAR-2019, the patient experienced "a reaction, this time around at the injection site". The patient's reaction was a "red rash" which was "cause for concern so they contacted the physician" and "went to an urgent care facility". The rash" was the size of a tennis ball". It was reported that the patient had a "couple spots on her shoulder" which were "itchy". The "spots look like little pimples on her chest and abdomen". The patient's husband explained that he performed his own "internet research" and based on his findings believed that the patient might have had an immunity to the virus all along and that the tests were possibly "false negatives". The patient's physician gave the patient an unspecified test performed on the same day from a "pimple from the breast" to see if the "fluid has chicken pox coming out". The patient had not received the results from the test. It was also reported that the patient was breastfeeding a six month old daughter at time of the report (maternal exposure during breast feeding). No information was provided during the conversation to indicate that the 6 month old baby had experienced any adverse symptoms during nursing.   The outcome of the events was unknown. The causality assessment was not provided by the reporter.