Contaminants found in Pfizer vaccine in cities near Tokyo, Osaka


Foreign matter has been found in five unused vials of Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine in two cities near Tokyo and one in Osaka Prefecture, the local governments said Tuesday.

The vials containing the white floating matter belong to the same lot, FF5357, according to the cities of Sagamihara and Kamakura, both in Kanagawa Prefecture, and Sakai in western Japan.

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