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Doctors in Florida are warning that pediatric drownings are up 600% over last year.
As American families get ready for summer after a long and difficult year, the last thing parents want is another worry to stress over.
But some doctors are sounding the alarm over a recent uptick in pediatric drownings and they want parents to be vigilant, particularly as they head out on summer vacations.
Trauma doctors with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children say they’ve seen a 600% increase in critical and fatal submersions among children this past spring compared to the same time frame last year.
What we know
The vaccine safety group says the “relatively few” reports of myocarditis “appear to be mild” and are below the expected baseline rates.
Among the cases, the heart condition appeared in adolescents and young adults, and more often in men than women. Symptoms typically appeared within four days after the second dose. Follow-up on the cases is ongoing, the work group said. Information about this potential adverse event should be provided to clinicians to enhance early recognition and appropriate management of persons who develop myocarditis symptoms following vaccination, the work group concluded.
What is myocarditis and what are the symptoms?
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