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Moderna says Japan's Takeda plans to recall three lots of suspended COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna Inc. said on Wednesday that its Japanese distribution partner, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., planned to initiate the recall of three lots of its COVID-19 vaccine that were suspended due to contamination.
The health ministry said on Wednesday that contaminants found in the suspended vaccines were particles of stainless steel but that it did not expect they would pose an additional health risk. Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine last week after being notified of contamination that local media reported was metallic. The findings on Wednesday were the result of an investigation by Takeda, the ministry said in a statement. "Stainless steel is routinely used in heart valves, joint replacements and metal sutures and staples. As such, it is not expected that injection of the particles identified in these lots in Japan would result in increased medical risk," Takeda and Moderna said in a joint statement.
The use of three lots of Moderna vaccines was suspended on Thursday after 39 vials were found to contain foreign material. All the vials came from a single lot, but two others were suspended as a precaution as they all came from the same manufacturing line of Spanish pharmaceutical company Rovi, which bottles Moderna vaccines. The most probable cause of the contamination was related to friction between two pieces of metal in the machinery that puts stoppers on the vials, Takeda said, citing a joint investigation with Moderna and Rovi. The material was confirmed to be grade 316 stainless steel.
The three suspended lots were the only ones affected by the manufacturing issue and Rovi has taken corrective measures, the statement said. Use of other doses of the Moderna vaccine from different batches also was temporarily halted in three regions in Japan this week. In some cases, foreign substances have been found in unused vials, whereas others appear to be caused when bits of the vials' rubber stopper break off when needles are incorrectly inserted. The contamination issue gained more attention after the health ministry said on Saturday that two men, aged 38 and 30, died in August within days of receiving their second Moderna doses. Each had received a dose from one of the suspended lots. The cause of death in the two cases is still being investigated. Takeda said there was no evidence the fatalities were caused by the vaccine.
"The relationship is currently considered to be coincidental," the company said in the statement.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/01/national/takeda-moderna-recall/
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been nice here and not having to charge out wif doggo before it gets hot.
AC only on a few times in last coupla days
overcast/low clouds keeping it from getting too bad later
dat will change I'm sure
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Jill Biden to meet with military, veteran families at NC Marine Corps base camp
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Japan starts printing new banknotes
Japan has started printing new 10,000 yen banknotes which are expected to enter circulation in the first half of fiscal 2024.
A ceremony was held on Wednesday at a plant of the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo to commemorate the start of printing. Finance Minister Aso Taro attended. The new note features Shibusawa Eiichi, a famed industrialist in modern Japan. He is known as the "father of Japanese capitalism." The reverse side features the Tokyo Station building. The banknote is the first to incorporate a new kind of holograms to make it difficult to counterfeit. The bill also features new, high-definition watermark patterns. It has an uneven thickness to help people with visual impairment identify it by touch. The figure 10,000 is printed in a large font to make it easier to read. Aso said the note is appropriate for the era as it incorporates state-of-the-art technologies to prevent counterfeiting and its design makes it easy for everyone to use. The finance ministry says printing of new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes will begin around the autumn this year.
They are expected to enter circulation in the first half of fiscal 2024 after modifications to ATMs and other machines are completed.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210901_26/
member when the FED printed up the new hundy bills in 2007 and then sat on them until 2013.
Kept pushing it back cause of 'production' issues.
Absolutely lubs the green curtains ala Wizard of Oz in this-skip to 0:42 seconds