Heart inflammation conditions myocarditis and pericarditis have been reported in a small number of people who have received the vaccine.
Sweden's Public Health Agency said preliminary analysis from Swedish and Nordic data sources showed the risks were"especially clear when it comes to Moderna's vaccine Spikevax, especially after the second dose."
It said that"for the individual, the risk of being affected is very small, it is a very rare side effect." Both conditions usually go away on their own, the agency said, but symptoms should be assessed by a doctor. Symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, and feelings of a fast-beating heart.
The U.K.'s Yellow Card adverse event reporting network stated that, up to September 22, the overall reporting rate for myocarditis with the Moderna vaccine was 28.3 per million doses and 17.2 per million doses for pericarditis.It has suspended its use for those born in 1991 and later, which appears to have spawned speculation over it having been banned.Update 10/08/21, 12:00 p.m. ET: This article was updated to include Saccoccia's response.
A vial of the Moderna vaccine is held by a doctor in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on January 14 2021. The vaccine has been temporarily suspended for use in people born in 1991 or later in Sweden.
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