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In five regions of Sweden, Moderna’s vaccination program was temporarily stopped because it was improperly stored during transport, citing MTI news at 444.hu.
The roughly 2,100 doses of the US company’s vaccine have been stored at inappropriate temperatures, but about 1,000 of these vaccines have already been administered, health officials said, according to a review by the portal.
The Public Health Agency is investigating whether improper storage has affected the effectiveness of the vaccine and whether affected individuals should be revaccinated.
The vaccines in question have been administered to healthcare workers, who will be notified of the incident in a message, said Ingemar Hallen, a physician responsible for infectious disease control in Varmland.
Swedish pharmacy Apoteket AB, which sells Moderna vaccines, has said it is investigating what happened.
According to the Public Health Agency, around 146,000 people in Sweden were vaccinated against the coronavirus on January 17.
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