The US government continues to recommend coronavirus vaccinations for everyone 12 years of age and older, albeit with a new warning to watch for symptoms of an enlarged heart reported by a fraction of people receiving the Pfizer or Moderna inoculation, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention said.
“The known and potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the known and potential risks, including the possible risk of myocarditis or pericarditis [enlarged heart]. Also, most patients with myocarditis and pericarditis who received care responded well to treatment and rest and quickly felt better,” the CDC said in a press release on Wednesday.
The release, however, urged vaccine recipients to “be on the lookout for any of the following symptoms: chest pain; shortness of breath; feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering, or pounding heart” and to seek medical care if any of the symptoms occur following the first or second jab.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to add similar warnings accompanying both vaccines, according to media reports.
The CDC release was issued following a day in which the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) began reviewing reports of myocarditis connected with the two vaccines – the most detailed data coming from the Israeli Health Ministry, according to one presentation.
(With ANI/Sputnik Inputs)