The Okinawa region (southwestern Japan) has announced the suspension of vaccination at a local center after finding new impurities in doses of Moderna, after Japan will block 1.63 million vaccines As a precaution after detecting some apparently contaminated vials.
The anomalies were detected in a vial and two doses that were to be applied in a mass vaccination center in the town of Naha, which led the Okinawa prefecture to announce the suspension of the inoculations in those facilities as a measure the day before. of caution, according to the regional government in a statement.
The anomalies were detected in one vial and two doses that were to be applied in Okinawa
Health personnel found the impurities after performing visual inspections on Moderna’s vaccines, and after vaccinating more than 400 people in apparently good doses. At the moment there is no evidence that there have been any medical problems among those vaccinated, according to local authorities.
The anomalies were observed in vials that do not belong to any of the three batches that Japan blocked last Thursday, totaling 1.63 million doses, after receiving reports of the presence of foreign particles in some vials.
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The abnormal substances were detected in 39 vials (vials containing 10 doses of vaccines) in eight vaccination centers in five Japanese prefectures (Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Gifu and Aichi), all of them from the same batch.
The Japanese authorities decided to stop the use as a precaution of the 1.63 million doses corresponding to the batch in question and of two others that were produced at the same time in the same Spanish factory.
Rovi manufactures Moderna’s vaccine for the EU at its facilities in Madrid
Rovi has been manufacturing Moderna’s vaccine for the European Union at its Madrid facilities since mid-January, and is the main supplier for Japan of the American pharmaceutical company.
Japanese authorities also announced the day before that they are investigating the death of two people who were vaccinated with one of the blocks of Moderna that were blocked, to try to clarify if they are related to the inoculation.
Both Moderna and Rovi are investigating the origin of the problem
At the moment it is unknown if there is a direct connection between the deaths, vaccination and the impurities present in certain vials, according to the Ministry of Health.
Both Moderna and Rovi are investigating the origin of the problem and the nature of the foreign substances detected to determine their possible health risks.
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