Japanese authorities suspended another one million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 29 at distribution centers in two regions over contamination concerns, according to the local governments. The latest suspension came a day after officials reported that two men in their 30s died after receiving doses from other tainted Moderna lots placed under investigation—around 1.63 million doses—earlier this month. Okinawa, a Japanese prefecture comprising more than 150 islands, announced in a statement it had suspended the use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at a major vaccination center in the city of Naha, The Japan Times reported. “We are suspending the use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines as foreign substances were spotted,” Okinawa officials said. Also in Gunma prefecture, located north of Tokyo, contaminated lots were paused over similar concerns, though an official noted that they will continue distributing “lots that are not affected by the incident.” More than 2.6 million Moderna doses are currently …