Japan Suspends 1.6 Million Doses of Moderna Vaccine After Reports of Contamination

Japan Suspends 1.6 Million Doses of Moderna Vaccine After Reports of Contamination
A Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial in an undated file photo. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo
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Japan announced on Aug. 26 that it’s suspending the use of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of contamination.

The country’s health ministry said “foreign materials” were found in at least 390 doses—or 39 vials—of the Moderna vaccine coming from eight vaccination sites, according to The Asahi Shimbun.
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