Japan Times: The foreign substance detected in dozens of vials of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine in Japan is thought to have been tiny pieces of metal, but experts have dismissed concerns over significant health problems, saying that the chance of the foreign material actually entering the body is low.

The foreign material is “a metal that reacts to a magnet” and is believed to have entered the vials during the production process, the Asahi Shimbun quoted an unidentified senior health ministry official as saying.

That's strange - i thought those stories of Moderna being magnetic had to be false - but maybe not.

Japan Times: Two people died after receiving Moderna Inc. COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among the lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, the health ministry said on Saturday.

It's unclear if their deaths were due to the metal contaminants or just normal vaccine deaths.