Israel warns “probable link” between Pfizer vaccine and cases of myocarditis in humans

The Israeli Ministry of Health has found that the small amount of cases of cardiac inflammation observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine in the countryside were probably related to his inoculation.

Pfizer maintains that haven’t seen a higher rate of the disease, known as myocarditis, than one would normally expect in the general population.

Authorities Israel reported 275 cases of myocarditis between December 2020 and May 2021 among more than 5 million people vaccinated, underlined the ministry by revealing the conclusions of the study which it ordered.

The most of patients who have had inflammation of the heart have failed Ms. from four days in hospital Yes 95% of cases were classified as mild, according to the survey, which according to the portfolio was carried out by three teams of experts.

The study found that “there is a probable link between receiving the second dose (of Pfizer) of the vaccine and the occurrence of myocarditis in men aged 16 to 30 “, according to a press release. Based on the findings, such a link was observed more in men aged 16 to 19 than in other age groups.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said last week that myocarditis after the Pfizer vaccine had not been of concern as it continues to occur at a rate that normally affects the general population. I added that Young men were particularly prone to the disease.

An advisory group from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last month recommended additional study on the possibility of a link between myocarditis and mRNA vaccines, including those from Pfizer and Moderna.