Moderna recalls thousands of COVID vaccine doses in Europe

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  • 09 April, 2022
  • 05:08
Moderna recalls thousands of COVID vaccine doses in Europe

Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Friday it was recalling 764,900 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine made by its contract manufacturer Rovi (ROVI.MC) after a vial was found contaminated by a foreign body, Report informs, referring to Reuters.

No safety issues have been identified, Moderna said, about the lots that were distributed in Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden in January.

The drugmaker said the contamination was found in just one vial, and it was recalling the whole lot out of "an abundance of caution." It did not disclose what was found in the vial.

Moderna said on Friday that it did not believe the contamination posed a risk to other vials in the lot.

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