Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare suspended the use of more than 1.6 million doses of Moderna ‘s Covid-19 vaccine Thursday …
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare suspended the use of more than 1.6 million doses of Moderna ‘s Covid-19 vaccine Thursday following reports of contaminated vials at multiple vaccination sites there. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, which distributes the vaccine in Japan for Moderna, said it notified the ministry after several vaccination sites reported an unspecified foreign object found in one specific lot. “We requested that Moderna, the product owner and manufacturer, conduct a thorough investigation to determine the precise root cause of the issue,” Takeda said in a statement.
