Health
Japan to discard millions of Pfizer vaccine doses because it has wrong syringes – The Guardian
Japan has secured 144m shots of the vaccine, but it does not have enough of the specialised syringes to be able to draw six shots from each vial
JapanJapan has secured 144m shots of the vaccine, but it does not have enough of the specialised syringes to be able to draw six shots from each vial
Millions of people in Japan will not receive Pfizers coronavirus vaccine as planned due to a shortage of specialist syringes an oversight that could frustrate the countrys inoculation programme.
Standard syringes in use in Japan are unable to extract the sixth and final dose from each vial manufactured by the US drugmaker, according to the health minister,…
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