Covid-19 roundup: CDC advisors find likely link between mRNA vaccines and rare cases of heart inflammation; NIH launches new vaccine study in pregnant volunteers
The FDA will update the fact sheets for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, after the CDC advisory group ACIP found that rare cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults are likely linked to the shots, Reuters reported.
According to the CDC’s website, there have been more than a thousand reports of heart inflammation following mRNA vaccination since April. These cases are rare, according to the agency, given the hundreds of millions of doses administered. Most have been mild, and individuals often recover on their own or with minimal treatment, several public health figures said in a joint statement.
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