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172 Vials of Pfizer Vaccine Unusable due to Freezer Breakdown
A total of 172 vials of Pfizer/BioNtech’s COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty has become unusable due to the breakdown of a deep freezer, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) revealed on March 1. The 172 vials translates into 1,032 doses…
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