Florida reported 26,203 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, setting a new record for the state's single-day case counts.
Japan has suspended the use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine due to reported contamination, as the country grapples with surging infections.
After consulting with Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Wealth, Takeda said it decided as a safety precaution to stop using doses from three separate lots, manufactured in the same production line as the contaminated vials. The company said it has requested Moderna to conduct an emergency investigation into the issue.
Moderna told ABC News that it has put the 1.63 million doses on hold in Japan after being notified that some of the vials may have been contaminated. One of the three lots received"several complaints of particulate matter" in its vials, the American drugmaker said, while the two other adjacent lots were put on hold out of"an abundance of caution" and for continued assurance of quality.
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