Post vaccine myocarditis
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/work-groups-vast/technical-report-2021-05-17.html
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/index.aspx
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Vaccine Safety Technical (VaST) Work Group
ACIP meetings are open to the public
VaST session on May 17, 2021
Included several presentations on myocarditis following mRNA vaccines
Reports from
Department of Defense (DoD)
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD)
Veteran’s Administration (VA)
Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA)
VaST concluded that there are relatively few reports of myocarditis
Cases seem to occur
predominantly in adolescents and young adults,
more often in males than females,
more often following dose 2 than dose 1, and
typically within 4 days after vaccination
Most cases appear to be mild
Follow-up of cases is ongoing
7th May, UK, Under 40s to be offered alternative to AZ vaccine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57021738
TTS more common in younger age groups
TTS cases following Janssen in VAERS
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2021-05-12/08-COVID-Lee-508.pdf
7.4 million doses
Median age 40 years (range 18-59)
28 cases identified – 22 female, 6 male
Myocarditis after Pfizer, Israel
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee…
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2…
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-…
5 million people fully vaccinated
62 recorded cases of myocarditis
Mostly after second dose Most in men under 30
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