NBC Connecticut, Hatton recounted what his 17-year-old son Gregory went through post-vaccination.
She said that Gregory started complaining of severe chest pain three days after getting the second dose. He felt worse on the fourth day and started to experience back pain as well.
He then went to a walk-in clinic and found that he has pericarditis, or the inflammation of the lining outside the heart. He was then sent to two different hospitals as healthcare workers scrambled to identify the cause of his condition.
“They hooked him up to a heart monitor, did more EKGs (electrocardiograms), echocardiograms,” Hatton said.
Though police say they’re not anticipating a substantial increase in attendees for this year’s Independence Day picnic and fireworks at Waveny, the volunteer committee that organizes the event is marketing it as “residents-only.” The Family Fourth Committee long has urged those planning to attend the event to buy parking passes, scheduled this year for Saturday, […]
Connecticut Department of Public Health reported on May 24.
Acting health commissioner Dr. Deirdre Gifford said that the vast majority of the young patients were hospitalized for a couple of days. All but one had been released.
“One individual that we’re aware of is still hospitalized. The other 17 have been sent home and they’re doing fine,” Gifford said during the governor’s regular Monday COVID-19 news conference.
New York, Oregon and Colorado also received reports of heart problems in recipients of the COVID-19 vaccines,
Department of Defense said that it was tracking 14 cases of heart inflammation in military members who started experiencing the condition after taking either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.