A problem that foreign matter in the part of the new coronavirus vaccine of Moderna is mixed, with respect to vaccination venue Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which was postponed to use, prospect capable of supplying the place of the vaccine almost as desired was revealed to have standing.
It is scheduled to be delivered sequentially from the 27th.
Since the middle of this month, foreign substances that appear to be particulate metal have been found in some of the unopened containers of Moderna's vaccine at eight inoculation sites nationwide, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported on the same process on the 26th. We have decided to forgo vaccination for the 1.63 million vaccines produced.
Due to this effect, some of the inoculations scheduled at universities, companies, and local governments' mass inoculation venues have been canceled.
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is a policy to deliver the place of the vaccine each for the venue of the national 863 that these vaccines has been delivered, but had been investigating the timing and the amount you want, stood a prospect that can be supplied to almost as desired about it.
From the 27th, alternative vaccines will be delivered in sequence, "the impact on the inoculation schedule is expected to be minimized."
In addition, for those who have already been vaccinated with the vaccine that was not used due to this problem, it is not necessary to re-vaccination, saying that "it is considered that there is no effect on safety and efficacy".