Category: myocarditis

Eight Cases of Heart Inflammation Reported Among Kids Ages 5–11 Years Who Received Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC

Eight cases of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, have been reported in children aged 5–11 years who received Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Dec. 16. The CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel spoke via an online meeting Thursday to discuss the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine…


Eight Cases of Heart Inflammation Reported Among Kids 5–11 Who Received Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC

Eight cases of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, have been reported in children aged 5–11 years who received Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Dec. 16. The CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel spoke via an online meeting Thursday to discuss the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine…


Heart Inflammation Risk From Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination Higher Than the Disease for Those Under 40: Study

The risk of a form of heart inflammation is higher for people under 40 after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine versus contracting COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers found 15 excess cases per 1 million people who received a second dose of the vaccine compared to 10 extra cases of myocarditis following a positive COVID-19…


Heart Inflammation Risk From Moderna Vaccine Higher Than COVID-19 for Those Under 40: Study

The risk of a form of heart inflammation is higher for people under 40 after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine versus contracting COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers found 15 excess cases per 1 million people who received a second dose of the vaccine compared to 10 extra cases of myocarditis following a positive COVID-19…


Heart Inflammation Risk Higher From Moderna Vaccine Than COVID-19 for Those Under 40: Study

The risk of a form of heart inflammation is higher for people under 40 after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine versus contracting COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers found 15 excess cases per 1 million people who received a second dose of the vaccine compared to 10 extra cases of myocarditis following a positive COVID-19…


Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Warns Against Vaccine Mandates for Young Children

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth has called for Australian state governments to exempt under 12s from mandatory vaccinations, saying the decision on whether to vaccinate them should lie with the children’s parents, News.com reported. This comes as the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) considers granting provisional approval of the Spikevax (Moderna) vaccine for under…


Former Australian Deputy Chief Medical Officer Warns Against Vaccine Mandates for Young Children

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth has called for Australian state governments to exempt under 12s from mandatory vaccinations, saying the decision on whether to vaccinate them should lie with the children’s parents, News.com reported. This comes as the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) considers granting provisional approval of the Spikevax (Moderna) vaccine for under…


Sweden Extends Pause of Moderna Vaccine for Under-30s Due to Heart-Related Side Effects

Sweden has extended its pause of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 30 and younger due to heart-related side-effects, the public health agency announced on Oct. 21. The European Medicines Agency approved the use of Moderna’s Spikevax for children aged over 12 in July, marking the first time the shot had been authorized for use in people…


Teenage Boys More Likely to Suffer Heart Inflammation From Vaccines Than COVID-19 Hospitalization: Study

The two main COVID-19 vaccines used in the United States are more likely to land teenage boys in the hospital than COVID-19 itself, a new study has found. Researchers analyzing reports submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a passive reporting system run by U.S. health authorities, discovered that the rate of cardiac adverse…


Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Heart Inflammation Risk in Real-World Study

Real-world data from Israel linked Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to an elevated risk of heart inflammation, researchers said this week. Israeli scientists found vaccination likely caused myocarditis, or heart inflammation, in one to five people per 100,000 who would not have otherwise suffered the condition. However, they also said that getting COVID-19 was linked to a…