Israel Finds ‘Probable Link’ Between Pfizer Vaccine And Heart Inflammation Cases [Video]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• On Tuesday, Israel’s health ministry revealed that it discovered a “probable link” between myocarditis and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine among young male adults who received it.
• Pfizer said that a link between their vaccines and having heart inflammation has not yet been established.
• The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also negated the finding as of the moment, but wants a thorough investigation on the matter.

Israel’s health ministry reported on Tuesday that it found a few heart inflammation cases in young men who got Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots, noting a potential relation between the vaccine and myocarditis condition. The agency, though, noted that a direct link has not yet been confirmed.

In a study initiated by the health ministry, it discovered a “probable link” between the Pfizer’s vaccine and the occurrence of heart inflammation that largely manifested among young male adults with ages 16 to 30, per Reuters.

The agency said that across five million Israelis who took the shots from December 2020 to May 2021, there were about 275 reported cases of myocarditis. Fortunately, almost all myocarditis cases were mild as patients spent less than five days of hospitalization.

In response to Israel’s study, Pfizer said that they were notified about the results but pointed out that there was no confirmed causal relation between the two.

Per the vaccination tracker by Bloomberg, there were already 57 percent fully-vaccinated Israelis across the country. The early and efficient inoculation campaign has led to the significant decrease of COVID-19 new infections and hospitalizations. 

While vaccination among adolescents was already approved by the Israeli government, the vaccine rollout for children aged 12 to 15 is halted, awaiting results of the health ministry’s study.

Despite the issues of probable links between mRNA vaccines (produced by Pfizer and Moderna), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ruled that it only registered a few cases, lower than the expected incidents given the total vaccinated population.

The CDC advisory group, however, recommended a thorough investigation of the possible links between mRNA-vaccines and myocarditis.

The European Medicines Agency has also reviewed cases of myocarditis and pericarditis among people who received the mRNA vaccines that were either Pfizer or Moderna shot.

Source: FORBES