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Hi families!
We’ve had some questions from parents about the risk of myocarditis after receiving the Pfizer covid vaccine. The bad news is, this has happened. The good news is that the risk is exceedingly low (about 1 in a million vaccinated kids), the symptoms happen quickly after the shot is given (so no need to worry for months after the dose), and the affected children have had mild illness. For comparison, children who are actually infected with covid have as much as a 1 in 10 chance of having cardiac problems from the virus (including sudden death), and can have symptoms like fatigue and exercise intolerance for months after the initial infection. Because of this, we still are recommending the vaccine for children at this time. We will update this post as new information comes in!
Symptomatic Acute Myocarditis in Seven Adolescents Following Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination
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