Japan suspends 1.6 million Moderna vaccine doses over contamination concerns
Moderna said it's been notified of the problem and is looking into it.
"Given the company's priority to assure quality, and out of an abundance of caution, Moderna has put this lot and two adjacent lots on hold," the company said. Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Katsunobu Kato, told reporters Thursday that contaminated doses were administered to an unknown number of Japanese residents, though there have been no reports of ill effects, according to The New York Times.
All of the contaminated vials were manufactured in Spain. It is still unclear if other countries besides Japan have been affected, though the European Medicines Agency said it's also looking into the issue.
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