Foreign substances have been present in one other lot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. They had been noticed at a big vaccination heart within the southern prefecture of Okinawa on Saturday.
A pharmacist noticed black substances in a syringe with the vaccination dose.
Later, one other syringe and a vial had been discovered to be containing black substances. And pink substances had been present in a distinct syringe crammed with vaccine.
Okinawa Prefecture halted vaccination on the web site and it stays suspended on Sunday.
On Thursday, Japan’s ministry of well being suspended using doses from three tons as overseas substances had been present in unopened vials of the Moderna vaccine at a number of vaccination websites.
The three tons had been made on the similar manufacturing unit throughout the identical interval. Foreign substances had been present in one of many tons and none had been present in two others.
Takeda Pharmaceutical, which handles distribution in Japan, will analyze the scenario and look into the opportunity of contamination through the manufacturing course of.
It will resolve on what responses ought to be taken in coordination with the ministry.
異物の混入が見つかったのは那覇市の沖縄県広域ワクチン接種センターです。
沖縄県によりますと、午後、使用前の検査の際にワクチンの瓶1本、注射器3本から異物が目視で見つかりました。
いずれも厚生労働省が使用の見合わせを要請したロット番号ではない製品でした。
沖縄県では厚生労働省に報告するとともに、この会場のワクチン接種を中止しました。
今のところ健康被害の報告は入っていません。
モデルナ製のワクチンを巡っては異物混入があったとして、厚生労働省がこれまでに3つのロット番号の使用見合わせを要請しています。 – ANNnewsCH
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