Japan Suspends Another 1 Million Moderna Doses Over Contamination Concerns

(The Epoch Times, Aug 30, 2021)

Japanese authorities suspended another one million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 29 at distribution centers in two regions over contamination concerns, according to the local governments.

The latest suspension came a day after officials reported that two men in their 30s died after receiving doses from other tainted Moderna lots placed under investigation—around 1.63 million doses—earlier this month.

Okinawa, a Japanese prefecture comprising more than 150 islands, announced in a statement it had suspended the use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at a major vaccination center in the city of Naha, The Japan Times reported.

“We are suspending the use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines as foreign substances were spotted,” Okinawa officials said.