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“It’s a substance that reacts to magnets … it could be metal.”
the country's health ministry said “foreign materials” were found in at least 390 doses—or 39 vials—of the Moderna vaccine, coming from eight vaccination sites, according to The Asahi Shimbun.
Takeda Pharmaceutical, a Japanese drugmaker distributing the Moderna vaccines in Japan, had received reports of contamination from multiple vaccination sites. The health ministry subsequently learned about the matter on Aug. 25, reported the outlet.
A ministry official was reported by Nikkei Asia as saying, “It’s a substance that reacts to magnets … it could be metal.”
The reports of contamination involve a batch that has a total of 565,400 doses. The ministry said that it decided to suspend the lot as a precaution after it consulted with Takeda. It also suspended another two batches.
The three batches altogether contain 1.63 million vaccine doses, which have been distributed to 863 vaccination centers across the country. The ministry will request the centers not to use them.
Officials said that an unknown number of doses in the affected lot have been
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: SeaWorthy
Here is your problem.
The Epoch Times is a far-right international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement.
So I'm a little ambivalent to believe the crap being shovelled.
Are there other credible sources that back up there claims?
originally posted by: sciencelol
Does this make you receivers of Moderna have second thought yet?
Gonna rush out and get that booster ?
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: ColeYounger
Fair play It would be # hot to be Magneto, if only for a little while.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: SeaWorthy
Here is your problem.
The Epoch Times is a far-right international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement.
So I'm a little ambivalent to believe the crap being shovelled.
Are there other credible sources that back up there claims?
Plus they want your Email address to keep reading there article.
The ministry said later in the day that the substance that had been mixed in may have been metal. "It's a substance that reacts to magnets," a ministry official said. "It could be metal."
originally posted by: nonspecific
All 3 of those state that the nature of the contamination was not disclosed.
a reply to: ColeYounger