The metal in the modern vaccine? Japan investigates “foreign substances” after vaccine victim dies

Two Japanese regions have suspended the use of vaccine Modern after detecting new contaminated batches of the anti-Covid-19 drug. It comes as Japan is investigating the deaths of two young men, aged 30 and 38, who received their second dose from batches allegedly contaminated with a “metal”.

According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, the cause of death is still under investigation and “causal relationships with vaccines are currently unknown “. Both men had a fever after receiving their shots and neither had any underlying health issues or a history of allergies.

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The suspension concerns 1.63 million doses of vaccines, which arrived in three batches and were sent to over 800 vaccination centers across Japan. Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday decided to “suspend use” of vaccines “because foreign substances have been detected”. Gunma Prefecture has also suspended use, but continues to use these undamaged lots.

The vials in question were manufactured by Farmaceuticos Rovi Laboratories, which manages the final stage of the manufacturing process for Moderna vials using vaccine ingredients produced in Switzerland and destined for markets outside the United States.

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Impurities were detected in 39 vials from eight vaccination centers in Japan. The bottles belonged to only one of the three lots indicated, 3004667. From the Spanish government, however, they specified that the only batches of vaccine produced in Spain and containing foreign substances are those that have arrived in Japan.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., which is in charge of importing and distributing the vaccine in Japan, said in a statement that it had received “reports from various vaccination centers, according to which foreign bodies were discovered “ in sealed jars. For its part, Moderna estimated that “the manufacturing problem was generated in one of the production lines used in its contract manufacturing center in Spain”, specifying that so far “no safety or efficacy has not been identified “.

A joint investigation by Moderna, Rovi and Takeda found that the foreign substance could be “A metal that reacts to a magnet” and it is believed to have entered the vials during the production process as shown The Japan Times. The government, for its part, said it had no evidence of “derived health problems” and warned those vaccinated to go to the doctor if “an abnormality is found.”

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