Heart-related disorders in young people vaccinated in the United States have been reported by US health authorities. They are very rare and for the moment the link with vaccination has not been proven.
Rare cases of myocarditis
These are cases of myocarditis that have been reported. It is an inflammation of the myocardium, which is actually the heart muscle. They have been identified in adolescents and young adults recently vaccinated with one of two messenger RNA vaccines, designed by the Moderna laboratory or Pfizer / BioNtech. It was the CDC, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control that identified these cases. The CDC is the Federal Public Health Agency in the United States.
The CDC is monitoring these cases of heart problems, but for now, they explain that most of ” seem to be benign “. Also, there are very few young people who have presented with myocarditis, as the CDC stated: “ Relatively few Of cases have been reported. However, no details have been given regarding the exact age or number of people with inflammation of the heart muscle. The CDC reports, however, that myocarditis has been detected primarily in ” adolescents and young adults ” in “ the next four days ” an injection. They occurred more frequently ” after the second dose “. Men would be more affected than women. Health officials have said the reported cases of myocarditis are not above the normal rate.
In France, the pharmacovigilance agency reported at the end of April 5 cases of myocarditis after vaccination with Pfizer / BioNtech serum. No link has yet been proven.
In the United States, this vaccine has been authorized for 12-15 year olds since May 10.
