‘Stunning’ Link Between Pfizer Vaccine and Myocarditis in Teens, Study Shows
Megan Redshaw A preprint study of adolescents conducted during Thailand’s national COVID-19 vaccination campaign showed what one physician described as a “stunning” association between myocarditis and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Researchers found that 18% of the 301 teens analyzed had an abnormal electrocardiogram, or EKG after receiving their second dose of Pfizer, 3.5% of males developed […]
Novavax COVID Vaccines Should Carry Heart Inflammation Warning, EU Says
Megan Redshaw The European Medicines Agency today recommended adding a warning for two types of heart inflammation to Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, marketed under the brand names Nuvaxovid and Covovax, based on a small number of cases reported in those who received the vaccine. … According to Reuters, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) flagged […]
The Vaccine Rollout is Directly Related to Disability
Joseph Mercola The U.S. population, aged 16 years and over, with a disability remained stable from 2016 to 2020, but jumped sharply in early 2021, coinciding with the rollout of COVID-19 injections. As of May 27, 2022, 14,181 people reported being permanently disabled after receiving COVID-19 shots. In April 2021, U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Harry […]
Age and Sex-specific Risks of Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following Covid-19 Messenger RNA Vaccines
Stéphane Le Vu et al. Cases of myocarditis and pericarditis have been reported following the receipt of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines. As vaccination campaigns are still to be extended, we aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the association, by vaccine and across sex and age groups. Using nationwide hospital discharge and vaccine data, we analysed […]
The Incidence of Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Post COVID-19 Unvaccinated Patients – A Large Population-Based Study
Ortal Tuvali et al. Myocarditis and pericarditis are potential post-acute cardiac sequelae of COVID-19 infection, arising from adaptive immune responses. We aimed to study the incidence of post-acute COVID-19 myocarditis and pericarditis. Retrospective cohort study of 196,992 adults after COVID-19 infection in Clalit Health Services members in Israel between March 2020 and January 2021. Inpatient […]