Japan: scandal puts a stop to vaccinations

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Japan has suspended the use of certain batches of the Moderna vaccine after the discovery of contamination by foreign bodies.

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By: Bruno Duval

The vaccination campaign has come to an abrupt halt at the moment in the archipelago.

One in three Japanese has still not been inoculated, but vaccinodromes are closing one after the other because fewer and fewer people are going there.

In question, a resounding scandal has undermined public confidence in vaccines.

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In Tokyo, a report by Bruno Duval.

• Japan

• Coronavirus

• Health and medicine