Sweden suspends Moderna for those under 30; Denmark under 18 - Heart Inflammation Side Efffects

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/sweden-suspends-moderna-vaccine-for-those-30-and-under-1.5613031

Scandinavian authorities on Wednesday suspended or discouraged the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in young people because of an increased risk of heart inflammation, a very rare side effect associated with the shot.

Sweden suspended the use of Moderna for those recipients under 30, Denmark said those under 18 won't be offered the Swiss-made vaccine, and Norway urged those under 30 to get the Pfizer vaccine instead.

The countries have adequate supplies of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and will be able to continue their vaccination campaigns.

In neighboring Finland, authorities are expected to announce their decision Thursday, according to Dr. Hanna Nohynek, chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, told local broadcaster YLE.

All three countries based their decision on an unpublished study with Sweden's Public Health Agency saying that it signals "an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation of the heart muscle or the pericardium" -- the double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the main vessels. It added: "The risk of being affected is very small."

Anders Tegnell, Sweden's chief epidemiologist, said they "follow the situation closely and act quickly to ensure that vaccinations against COVID-19 are always as safe as possible and at the same time provide effective protection" against the disease.

The preliminary information from the Nordic study has been sent to the European Medicines Agency's adverse reaction committee to be assessed.

The study was conducted by Denmark's Statens Serum Institut, a government agency that maps the spread of the coronavirus in the country; the Medical Products Agency in Sweden; Norway's National Institute of Public Health; and the Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland. The final results were expected in about a month, said Bolette Soeborg of the Danish government health agency.

Moderna's vaccine was given the green light for use in anyone 18 and over across the 27-nation European Union in January.

U.S. and European regulators cautioned, however, that both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines appear linked to a rare reaction in teenagers and young adults -- chest pain and heart inflammation.

Swedish health authorities said the heart symptoms "usually go away on their own," but they must be assessed by a doctor. The conditions are most common among young men, in connection with, for example, viral infections such as COVID-19. In 2019, approximately 300 people under the age of 30 were treated in hospital with myocarditis.

Data point to an increased incidence also in connection with vaccination against COVID-19, mainly in adolescents and young adults and mainly in boys and men.


Hmm... Now happening more in young males. Before it was women. Are people not answering the questionnaires correctly or what? Or they just don't know? Shouldn't be happening if you have no health issues to begin with. Guess I should be fortunate Pfizer didn't kill me yet but then again, was only my first dose. If I don't post anymore it means the 2nd dose got me and that you're suppose to go into full conspiracy theory and not take the vax.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/canada-panel-recommends-pause-giving-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-under-55s-cbc-2021-03-29/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/johnson-johnson-vaccine-blood-clots-fda-cdc.html