A 6-year-old boy and a 27-year-old woman have died and two children were injured in a head-on traffic crash Wednesday night in southwest suburban Joliet.
Dr. Richard Novak, a principal investigator for a Moderna vaccine trial at UI Health says myocarditis is usually caused by a viral infection. It occurs about one or two in every 10,000 people. So, it’s not terribly rare, said Dr. Novak. Often times, it’s a complication of a virus.
Dr. Novak says COVID-19 is known to cause the heart condition. He believes it s too early to tell if the vaccine plays any role in causing it.
Meanwhile, Dr. Wayne Franklin of Loyola University Medical Center says the reported cases have been mild. While severe cases can lead to hypertension or cardiac failure, Dr. Franklin says it shouldn t deter anyone from getting the vaccine.