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Tokyo, Aug 26 (EFE/EPA).- Japan decided Thursday to block 1.63 million Covid-19 vaccines from the Moderna pharmaceutical company produced in Spain, as a preventive measure after "abnormal substances" were found in some vials.The decision was announced Thursday by the Japanese Health Ministry and pharmaceutical company Takeda, in charge of distributing and selling the vaccine in the country, after the anomalies detected in the vaccine containers by health personnel. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).B-ROLL OF THE TRAIN STATIONS AND THE STREETS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
The United States commits to donating 80 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine abroad by the end of the month, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients says during a news briefing. "We will continue to donate additional doses across the summer months as supply becomes available," Zients says. SOUNDBITE
People are vaccinated at a drive-through center at the Bonilla Stadium, in the Miraflores district of Lima, as Latin America's Covid-19 death toll is set to hit 1 million. IMAGES
The EU has concluded a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says at a media conference in Porto, Portugal. SOUNDBITE
Phnom Penh, Mar 26 (EFE/EPA).- Cambodia on Friday received 1.5 million doses of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine as part of the country's vaccination program which prioritized people over 60 years old.Cambodia has so far recorded 1,800 cases and 5 deaths of COVID-19 since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: KITH SEREY).SHOT LIST: SINOVAC COVID-19 VACCINES ARRIVE AT THE PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.