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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's upbeat ministry has halted the ingest of vaccines prefabricated by Pfizer Inc and Sanofi-Aventis SA to preclude meningitis and pneumonia mass the deaths of quaternary children.

The infants died presently after receiving the vaccines and patch it was unclear if there was unification between the deaths and vaccines, ingest of Pfizer's Prevenar and Sanofi's ActHIB module be suspended patch the deaths are investigated, the ministry said in a statement.

A ministry country panel is scheduled to discuss findings in the investigations on Tuesday.

In Feb terminal assemblage upbeat polity in the Holland said no traffic was found between Prevenar and the deaths of threesome infants who had conventional the vaccine.

Three of the children that died in Nihon were administered Prevenar together with ActHIB. In addition, threesome of the children also conventional a mixed immunogen against diphtheria, whooping expiration and infection on the aforementioned period they conventional the another vaccines.

Three of the quaternary children died a period after existence immunized. The deaths happened between March 2 and March 4.

Representatives for Pfizer and Sanofi in Yeddo said the companies were cooperating with the investigation.

A spokesman for Sanofi said that the consort has shipped more than 3 meg doses of ActHIB in Nihon since 2008 patch a spokesman for Pfizer said the firm has distributed more than 2 meg doses of Prevenar in Nihon since terminal year.

(Reporting by saint Topham; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

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