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6/24/21

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may be 'new trigger' for heart inflammation, CDC group says, but benefit outweighs risks - by Lauren Pelley

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory group now says reports of heart inflammation in people given an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine are likely linked to the vaccine, but that the benefits of vaccination still outweigh any risks.

In a Wednesday presentation, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) noted that early data from its database shows a rate of 4.4 reported cases of heart inflammation per million first doses given of any mRNA vaccine in the 21 days following vaccination.

Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-mrna-vaccines-may-be-new-trigger-for-heart-inflammation-cdc-group-says-but-benefit-outweighs-risk-1.6076870

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