As the country continues to push for more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, some remain concerned over rare cases of heart inflammation—myocarditis and pericarditis—linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines. While some parents may be thinking twice about teen vaccination, medical experts reassure that the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis are far lower than the risks of serious illness or death from contracting COVID-19.
Since April, there have been more than 1,000 reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) of cases of myocarditis and pericarditis occurring after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S. with more than 300 cases confirmed. Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis is inflammation of the lining outside the heart. In both cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the body’s immune system is causing inflammation in response to an infection or other trigger.
“As physicians, nurses, pharmacists, public health and health care professionals, and, for many of us, parents, we understand the significant interest many Americans have in the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, especially for younger people,” the nation’s leading doctors, nurses, pharmacists and public health leaders, including the AMA, said in a joint release.
Here is what physicians should share with patients about incidents of myocarditis and pericarditis after Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccination.
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