Myocarditis in Adolescents After COVID-19 Vaccine Typically Mild Myocarditis in Adolescents After COVID-19 Vaccine Typically Mild
The early experience with 15 cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents shows a benign short-term course, although long-term risks remain unknown.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 11, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Some children develop myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Some children, particularly boys, may develop myocarditis after receiving a...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: CT shines when it comes to COVID-19 risk stratification Does the COVID-19 vaccine cause myocarditis? Is there a link between COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis? Cardiac MRI boosts myocarditis detection in college athletes 7-fold Cardiac complications are common in COVID-19 cases (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 10, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Rare heart condition in teens after COVID-19 shots generally mild, study says
Teens who develop myocarditis after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine typically do so within six days of their second dose, and most are " mildly affected " by it, an analysis published Tuesday by JAMA Cardiology. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Aug 6 2021 This Week in Cardiology Aug 6 2021 This Week in Cardiology
The COVID-19 surge, vaccine-induced myocarditis, Heart Rhythm news, the state of medical evidence, and doctors in unions are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week ’s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Myocarditis Tied to COVID-19 Shots More Common Than Reported? Myocarditis Tied to COVID-19 Shots More Common Than Reported?
Myocarditis may develop rapidly in younger people, mostly after the second dose, while pericarditis affects older adults after either the first or second dose; both remain rare, new results show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - August 5, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Coronavirus vaccine - weekly summary of Yellow Card reporting (22 July), MHRA (updated 22nd July 2021)
This report (updated weekly) is based on analysis of data up to 14 July. It discusses overall safety and comments on specific reports, including thromboembolic events with thrombocytopenia, capillary leak syndrome, menstrual disorders, myocarditis/pericarditis, and others. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Swollen glands from COVID vaccine more prevalent in breast imaging
Adenopathy caused by the COVID-19 vaccine has a higher incidence than adenopath...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Is there a link between COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis? Swollen lymph nodes after vaccination? Fear not Mammography or COVID-19 vaccine? Experts say, 'Get both' FDG-PET lymph node uptake after COVID-19 vaccines mimics cancer PET imaging shows how COVID vaccines confound cancer detection (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 22, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AHA Addresses Diagnosis, Management of Pediatric Myocarditis
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 -- In a scientific statement published online July 7 in Circulation, the American Heart Association addresses current knowledge and management in the field of pediatric myocarditis. Yuk M. Law, M.D., from Seattle Children ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 15, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Review Compiles Myocarditis Cases Associated With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 -- Health care professionals should be aware that myocarditis is a potential complication of COVID-19, according to a review published online July 7 in the International Journal of Clinical Practice. Sawai Singh Rathore,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 14, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Comirnaty and spikevax possible link to very rare cases of myocarditis and pericarditis , EMA
PRAC has concluded that myocarditis and pericarditis can occur in very rare cases, following vaccination with the COVID 19 vaccines Comirnaty and Spikevax (previously COVID 19 vaccine Moderna). The committee is therefore recommending listing myocarditis and pericarditis as new side effects in the product information for these vaccines, together with a warning to raise awareness among healthcare professionals and people taking these vaccines (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The FDA ’s New Guillain-Barre Warning For the J & J Vaccine Reflects a Small Increased Risk of the Illness
As millions of people get vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are closely monitoring reports of side effects and adverse events among people getting immunized. On July 12, the FDA added a warning about the risk of Guillain-Barre to the single-dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Anyone who receives the shot moving forward will get an updated fact sheet informing them of the small but increased risk. There have not been significant reports of the syndrome linked to the two other vaccines authorized in the U.S., made by Pfize...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

ACIP: Benefits of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Outweigh Risks for ≥12s
MONDAY, July 12, 2021 -- The benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks, including myocarditis, for all ages, according to an update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) published in the July 9 issue of the U.S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 12, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and Myocarditis: benefits outweigh the risks, says WHO committee
After receiving reports of heart inflammation cases due to myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with COVID-19 Pfizer and Moderna shots, World Health Organization (WHO) experts on Friday said that the benefits of the vaccines still outweigh the risks in reducing hospitalizations and deaths due to infection. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

COVID-19 vaccines: updates for July 2021, MHRA (published 7th July 2021)
Revisions have been made to information for healthcare professionals& UK vaccine recipients for Moderna& Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines following review of extremely rare reports of myocarditis& pericarditis after vaccination. Benefits outweigh risks in majority of people. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Myocarditis Among Vaccine Recipients: Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, June 2021
This report describes the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) conclusion that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks of myocarditis. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - July 8, 2021 Category: American Health Tags: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Coronavirus [CoV] Healthy Living MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Vaccination Vaccine Safety Vaccines COVID-19 Source Type: news