They found stainless steel in 1.6 million modern vaccines sold in Japan

The American laboratory Modern admitted that several batches of his vaccine anti Covid-19 that were sent to Japan, effectively contain stainless steel particles. However, he said he did not expect this to pose “an undue risk to patient safety.”

In recent days, Japan has suspended the application of more than 1.6 million doses of the vaccine Modern after detecting foreign substances. In fact, many patients who have received this immunization manifests some health problems. The American laboratory has since faced a reverse major in Japan.

Two Japanese died after being vaccinated with Moderna dose contained in the lots in question and the Japanese authorities have opened an investigation. For now, the precise cause of these deaths has not been reported.

Steel shots

In a joint statement with its Japanese partner Takeda, Moderna said the contamination in one of the three suspended batches dates back to production line failures of a factory run by your spanish entrepreneur, ROVI Pharma Industrial Services.

“The rare presence of particles of stainless steel in Modern Covid-19 vaccine does not pose an undue risk to patient safety and does not negatively affect the risk / benefit profile of the product, ”indicates an official statement from the company.

Metal particles injected into a muscle can cause a localized reaction, but they are unlikely to cause anything else, the same release added.

“The stainless steel It is commonly used in heart valves, joint prostheses, sutures, and metal staples. Thus, the injection of the particles identified in these lots in Japan should not lead to a increased medical risk“, keep on going.

Moderna added that at this time there is no evidence that the two deaths are related to the vaccine and “it is currently considered to be A coincidence“In any case, the Japanese authorities are carrying out an investigation, while Moderna continues to assess its due.

To date, 46% of the population of the archipelago has received the complete scheme of immunization against the coronavirus. However, Japan is seeing a record increase in infections due to the almost unstoppable circulation of the more contagious Delta variant. They even record infections with another variant (N501S), more unusual, which is a Delta mutation, but with some traits similar to the Alpha variant.

The pandemic has claimed 16,000 lives in Japan, and as a result the country is currently enforcing strict restrictions in several prefectures.

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