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CDC investigates dozens of reports of heart inflammation in teenagers and young adults that occur four days after their second dose of Moderna or Pfizer vaccines

23 May 2021  - via Daily_Mail




  • CDC looking into reports that a small number of teens and young adults vaccinated against the coronavirus that may have experienced heart problems

  • Condition, known as myocarditis, results in an inflammation of the heart muscle which can occur following certain infections

  • Problems have been occurring four days after the second dose has been given

  • Dozens of cases have been reported to the agency in recent week

  • It is not yet clear which vaccine might be responsible, Moderna or Pfizer

  • The agency's vaccine safety group was sparse in details, saying only that there were 'relatively few' cases and levels were similar to normal

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