The CDC is reviewing several dozen reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, after vaccination, the New York Times said, citing CDC officials.
Reuters could not immediately reach the CDC for comment.
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The review is in the early stages, and the agency has yet to determine whether there is any evidence the vaccines caused the heart condition, the New York Times said.
The heart problem seems to have occurred predominantly in adolescents and young adults about four days after their second dose of either the Moderna Inc or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, both of which are mRNA vaccines.
Earlier this month the US authorized the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15. Vaccination has started for the age group since.
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“Really what you see now in the emergency department and the hospital is people who are not getting vaccinated. Some are getting sick and some unfortunately are dying,” Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, was quoted as saying. Of the more than 123 million people in the U.S. who were fully vaccinated through May 17, 353 died, according to data from the CDC. About 38 per cent of all Alaskans are fully vaccinated, even with the U.S. average, according to the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker. Bloomberg
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