The CDC has just planned an emergency meeting on this delayed side effect
Although still rare, this side vaccine effect is more often in young men.
Last month, the Pfizer Covid vaccine was approved foruse in people 12 and overAnd on June 10, on June 10, Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve its vaccine for use among people aged 12 to 17 years. Although it is an exciting advance for the deployment of vaccination of the country, it also brought someAdditional complications. There have been hundreds of cases of myocarditis and pericarditis after adolescent vaccination, as indicated by disease control and prevention centers (CDC). Now the agency called an emergency meeting to discuss the unfavorable effect.
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On June 10, the CDC announced that it would organize an emergency meeting with its advisors on June 18 toDiscuss the recent increase In myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination with a Vaccine Arna Covid. The CDC defines myocarditis as inflammation of cardiac muscle and pericarditis as an inflammation of the outer mucosa of the heart. These conditions occur when the immune system of the body causes inflammation as an answer to a trigger, such as an infection. According to the CDC, theside effects "mainly in male adolescents and young adults aged 16 or older ... Typically in several days after Cvid-19 vaccination."
It is important to note that this side effect remains rare, but this occurs more frequently than expected. As of May 31 of the141 million people This had been vaccinated, 226 cases reported to the CDCencountered the work definition myocarditis or pericarditis. And although the majority recovered, 41 were continuous symptoms, were still in the hospital and three were in the intensive care unit, as of May 31 of CDC.
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Since the unfavorable effect is rather rare, the CDC still asks people to be vaccinated. "The known and potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the known and potential risks, including the possible risk of myocarditis or pericarditis," the agency said. "In addition, most patients with myocarditis and pericarditis who have received care has responded well to medicine and rest and felt better better."
For the CDC, you should look at the signs of myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination. The symptoms of these conditions include thoracic pain, shortness of breath or feelings of having a fast, floating or hammering heart. If you feel one of these symptoms in the week following your vaccination, the CDC invites you to seek medical care.
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