The recent instances of contamination of the shots were reported from the Gunma and Okinawa prefectures.
Japan has suspended around 10 lakh more doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine after foreign substances were found in some batches, AFP reported on Monday. With this, more than 26 lakh Moderna doses have been suspended in Japan as of now. On August 26, the country had withheld 16.3 lakh doses of the vaccine after foreign materials were found in 5.6 lakh vials. The recent instances of contamination of the shots were reported from the Gunma prefecture near Tokyo and the prefecture of Okinawa in the southern part of the country. In Gunma, a tiny black substance was found in a Moderna vial, AFP quoted an unidentified official as saying. In Okinawa, black substances were seen in multiple syringes and a vial, and a pink substance was reportedly seen in another syringe.
