The WHO considers a connection between myocarditis and the corona vaccination to be likely. How high is the risk?
Geneva / Frankfurt – The World Health Organization (WHO) sees a “probable connection” between myocarditis and vaccination with an mRNA vaccine. At the same time, the WHO defused this statement. Inflammations of the heart muscle are probably related to a vaccination against Corona *, but are still “very rare”. Overall, the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks, announced the Committee for Vaccine Safety on Friday (July 9th, 2021) in Geneva.
The committee had been dealing with the subject for a long time. He had previously checked data on heart muscle diseases after vaccinations with the corona vaccines from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna. Most of these cases come from the United States.
Heart muscle inflammation after corona vaccination: According to WHO, the benefits outweigh the benefits
“The reported cases typically occurred within a few days of vaccination,” the committee said. Young men are more likely to be affected by myocardial diseases *. In addition, the diseases of the heart muscle occurred more often after the second vaccination with an mRNA vaccine.
From the current data it can be concluded that there is a “probable connection” between vaccination and heart muscle diseases. Nevertheless, “the advantages of an mRNA corona vaccination outweigh the risks,” according to the WHO committee. Because the vaccinations reduce hospital stays and deaths. In addition, the cases have so far occurred “very rarely”.
Vaccination against Corona: Hundreds of heart muscle inflammation in the USA
In the USA there have already been hundreds of cases of myocarditis after corona vaccination with an mRNA vaccine. Israel had previously determined a possible connection with the vaccination against the coronavirus. The suspicion that the vaccines from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna could cause inflammation of the pericardium (pericarditis) in young people has not yet been proven. (spr / afp) * fnp.de and fr.de are offers from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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