CDC Now Watching for Cases of Heart Inflammation Following COVID-19 Vaccine
CDC Now Watching for Cases of Heart Inflammation Following COVID-19 Vaccine A medic assigned to Stuttgart Army Health Clinic, pulls a COVID-19 vaccine at Patch Barracks, near Stuttgart, Germany, May 22, 2021. (U.S. Army/Marcus Fichtl) 25 May 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into cases of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, in a small number of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, including at least 17 Defense Department patients. The CDC's Vaccine Technical Work Group gave a presentation May 17 to public health officials on myocarditis among recipients of the P...