The Okinawa Prefectural Government said Saturday that it has found foreign matter in an unused vial of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine not belonging to batches already suspended from use following the discovery of contaminants.
The two men, 30 and 38, died within days of receiving their second shots on Aug. 22 and 15, respectively, and no foreign matter was found in either of the vials of vaccine used on the two men, the ministry said.
So far, more than 1,000 people in total have died in Japan after being administered a COVID-19 vaccine,
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Black substances were spotted in syringes and a vial, while pink substances were found in a different syringe filled with vaccine at the Okinawa centre, NHK said.
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