Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/02
By: Chen Wei-ting and Elizabeth Hsu
Taipei, Nov. 2 (CNA) The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has decided not to use
CNA file photo
in the national vaccination program two batches of influenza vaccine with the same lot numbers as two flawed doses found over the past week.
The decision was made during an MOHW meeting on flu control Thursday, in which discussions were conducted about the two discolored doses reported Oct. 24 and Oct. 29, respectively.
The flawed products consisted of one dose of Vaxigrip flu vaccine made by French manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur and a dose of children’s flu vaccine manufactured by Taiwan-based vaccine maker Adimmune Corp.
Upon the discovery, the MOHW ordered an immediate suspension of all the vaccine doses with the same lot numbers as the problematic ones and launched checks on them in conjunction with the manufacturers involved. [FULL STORY]