CDC Says Cases of Heart Inflammation After 2nd COVID Shot Higher Than Expected, but Rare

CDC Says Cases of Heart Inflammation , After 2nd COVID Shot, Higher Than Expected, but Rare.

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there have been a higher-than-expected number of cases... ... of heart inflammation in 16- to 24-year-olds after receiving their second dose of Pfizer’s or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines.

According to CNBC, the CDC has received reports of 275 cases in that age group as of May 31.

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The topic was reportedly discussed at the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting.

They talked about the safety issues surrounding the use of COVID-19 vaccines in children as young as 6 months old.

The CDC said that while rare, there have been a total of 475 reported cases of myocarditis or pericarditis... ... in people age 30 and younger.

The agency said that 81% of patients who were hospitalized had a full recovery.

CNBC reports that as of May 31, 15 people remain hospitalized, three of them in intensive care.

According to the CDC, a majority of cases seem to occur in men and the median time to the onset of symptoms is two to three days.

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The CDC has announced it will be holding an "emergency meeting" on June 18th in regard to the matter.