U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it received reports of eight cases of myocarditis in children aged 5-11 years who received Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 shot.
QUICK FACTS:
- The eight cases of heart complications in children were reported in the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and presented by the CDC to a panel of its expert advisers, Reuters reports.
- The Department of Health and Human Services commissioned a report in 2010 that concluded “fewer than 1% of vaccine adverse events are reported” to VAERS, meaning there could be more than 100 times more cases of heart disease in children who’ve taken the experimental coronavirus jab than the CDC is aware of.
- The CDC said there had been over 7 million vaccine doses in the 5-11 age group at the time it examined the data, with 5.1 million first doses and 2 million second doses, Reuters notes.
- An FDA briefing document revealed Pfizer added a drug used to treat cardiac arrest (heart attack) called ‘Tromethamine’ to its vaccine for children.
BACKGROUND:
- In November, the CDC provided an update after discovering cases of myocarditis and pericarditis in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine, FOX News reports.
- Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, while Pericarditis is inflammation of the outer lining of the heart.
- “According to VAERS, symptoms for both heart inflammations include chest pain, shortness of breath and feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart. Reported cases have occurred in young adults and male adolescents,” FOX also notes. “Most cases have occurred within a week after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots, especially in male adolescents and young adults.”
Jon Fleetwood is Managing Editor for American Faith and author of “An American Revival: Why American Christianity Is Failing & How to Fix It.”
