Covid-19 and Children: How Often Do Vaccines Cause Heart Problems?
The latest data is reassuring. Myocarditis remains very uncommon, and it is almost always mild and temporary. The heart risk from Covid-19 itself is far greater. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Heart Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Teenagers and Adolescence Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Moderna Inc Pfizer Inc BioNTech SE Food and Drug Administration United States Source Type: news
Update to COVID-19 chapter of the green book (chapter 14a), UK Health Security Agency (updated 29th October 2021)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination information for public health professionals.
29 October 2021Updated to improve consistency of wording in the allergy and immunosuppressed sections; updated definitions of clinically vulnerable, advice on further doses for those who have suspected myocarditis or Guillain-Barr é Syndrome after vaccination, clarifying flexibility around the booster timing and supply, additional evidence on booster dose effectiveness and on vaccination after monoclonal antibody products.
16 September 2021Updated to include new recommendations on boosters and children and young people. Minor updates to ...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why You Should Vaccinate Your Kids Against COVID-19
It’s time for my healthy nine-year-old son to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In fact, it’s time for every kid aged five to eleven to get vaccinated.
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed the data from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children five to eleven years old. The experts voted unanimously to recommend authorization for this vaccine in children in that age range. As a next step, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will decide whether all kids should have access to the vaccine, or only some. Some ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Cardiac MRI assesses myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination
Myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is rare, but it does occur, an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Cardiac MRI boosts myocarditis detection in college athletes 7-fold (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 29, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years Old
COVID-19 vaccines are already authorized for children ages 12 and older, and the shots now have the backing of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for younger children ages 5 to 11.
On Oct. 29, the FDA authorized the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech for the youngest eligible group yet to get immunized against the disease in the US. The decision followed the recommendation from the agency’s advisory committee, which concluded in a 17 to 0 vote, with one abstention, that the vaccine was safe and effective in younger kids. For these children, the FDA is recommending a two-dose regimen at one-third the dosage...
Source: TIME: Health - October 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
FDA Committee Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years Old
COVID-19 vaccines are already authorized for children ages 12 and older, and the shots now have the support of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert panel for younger children ages 5 to 11.
In a 17 to 0 vote, with one abstention, the committee recommended the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech for the youngest group yet to potentially get immunized against the disease in the US. The committee recommended a two-dose regimen at one-third the dosage approved for adults.
The FDA now takes the committee’s advice into consideration before making a final recommendation. If the agency decides to recommend th...
Source: TIME: Health - October 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
FDA Says Benefits Outweigh Risks for Kids' COVID-19 Vaccine FDA Says Benefits Outweigh Risks for Kids' COVID-19 Vaccine
No cases of myocarditis or pericarditis were detected among the children enrolled in the initial clinical trials of the vaccine, which is one third the dose given to adults and teens.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - October 23, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
FDA Says Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Looks Effective for Young Kids
Federal health regulators said late Friday that kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children and caused no unexpected safety issues, as the U.S. weighs beginning vaccinations in youngsters.
The Food and Drug Administration posted its analysis of Pfizer’s data ahead of a public meeting next week to debate whether the shots are ready for the nation’s roughly 28 million children ages 5 to 11. The agency will ask a panel of outside vaccine experts to vote on that question.
In their analysis, FDA scientists concluded that...
Source: TIME: Health - October 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 wire Source Type: news
Paper Links COVID Vaccines to Myocarditis Is Temporarily Removed Paper Links COVID Vaccines to Myocarditis Is Temporarily Removed
A paper claiming that myocarditis cases spiked after teenagers began receiving COVID-19 vaccines has earned a"temporary removal."Retraction Watch (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - October 18, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
FDA delaying decision on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12-17 due to heart inflammation concerns
The Wall Street Journal reports that the FDA may delay its decision of whether to expand authorization of the Moderna Covid vaccine by a few weeks due to myocarditis concerns. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years
This CDC report indicates that the vast majority of adverse events in teens who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were not serious; however, rare instances of myocarditis have been reported.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
New Safety Data Regarding COVID Vaccines New Safety Data Regarding COVID Vaccines
A recent pharmacovigilance monitoring report flags Parsonage-Turner syndrome as a potential adverse effect of mRNA COVID vaccines, and confirms rare cases of myocarditis in 12- to 18-year-olds.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - October 14, 2021 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Oct 8 2021 This Week in Cardiology Oct 8 2021 This Week in Cardiology
Two NEJM papers on mRNA-related myocarditis, AF and stroke, intensifying BP meds, and CCTA and high-sensitivity troponin are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week ’s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 8, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
New Reports Help Nail Down Myocarditis Risk With COVID-19 Vaccine New Reports Help Nail Down Myocarditis Risk With COVID-19 Vaccine
With new insights, they still suggest myocarditis linked to the two mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is rare, usually mild and self-limited, and a lot less likely than the usually more severe cases seen in COVID-19.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 8, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Cardiac MRI is 'technique of choice' for imaging suspected heart tumors
Cardiac MRI is the "technique of choice" for imaging suspected cardiac tumors...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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4D MRI shows cardiac blood flow differences in prematurely born adults (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 8, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
