The health agency said data pointed to an increase of myocarditis and pericarditis among youths and young adults that had been vaccinated. "The connection is especially clear when it comes to Moderna's vaccine Spikevax, especially after the second dose," it said in a statement," adding the risk of being affected was very small. The health agency said it now recommended the Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer/Biontech instead. People born 1991 or later that had received a first Moderna shot, some 81,000 people, would not get a second Moderna jab, it added. Earlier this week the Swedish health agency said people aged 12-15 would only get the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine.

Source: bd News24 October 06, 2021 11:37 UTC