Japan’s authorities suspended the vaccination with the MODERNA drug due to impurities found in several doses. This was reported by Kyodo News with reference to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of the country.
impurities reports in several millimeters came from eight vaccination centers in five country prefectures. So far we are talking about the suspension of the use of about 1.63 million doses. Moderna promised to investigate the incident.
In Japan, the drugs of the company Astrazeneca and the consortium of Pfizer and Biontech Consortium are carried out.
In June, a medical regulator The control supervision of food quality and medicines (FDA) has issued a warning about the increased risk of myocarditis – the inflammation of the heart muscle – when vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna preparations. He was discovered in adolescents and young people. FDA and US Disease Control and Prevention Centers (CDC) have begun investigation. Now they study reports that the vaccination of Moderna can be associated with a higher risk of myocarditis in young people than previously thought.