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Heart Inflammation From Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Higher Than Expected: CDC
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Scientists expected between 10 to 102 cases of heart inflammation in 16- to 24-year-olds
The CDC said there were 475 cases of heart inflammation among people aged 30 and younger
The agency will convene an emergency meeting on June 18
Preliminary data show higher-than-expected rates of heart inflammation among younger adults who received their second shot of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The agency Thursday revealed that its vaccine safety monitor system received 275 reports of myocarditis or pericarditis in 16- to 24-year-olds who received their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of May 31.
Vaccine advisers to the US FDA debated what kind of detailed information the agency would need to consider authorizing the use of coronavirus vaccines in children under 12 on Thursday.
With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a better summer.
While a few advisers said it's too soon to rush the use of vaccines in children, most argued that it's important to have authorizations on hand should there be a resurgence of the virus in the fall and winter.