FDA to Study Possible Moderna Side Effect
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With several European nations rethinking their endorsements of giving the Moderna vaccine to young people, the FDA will study a potential side effect longer before deciding on approval.
The issue is myocarditis, a rare inflammatory heart condition, the Wall Street Journal reports. Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway have called for not administering the Moderna doses to anyone under 30.
Norway recommends that men younger than 30 consider switching to Pfizer—the market leader—if they've had one Moderna shot, per the Journal.
In the US, Moderna is approved for anyone 18 or older, but the company wants that expanded to 12- to 17-year-olds.
Regulators don't know whether a Moderna dose increases the chances of developing myocarditis. Moderna's shot was tested in more than 3,700 adolescents, the company reported, and was found to be effective, without any cases of myocarditis.
FDA data shown to its vaccine advisory panel Thursday showed that myocarditis and pericarditis, another heart-related condition, showed up most often in men 18 to 25 who'd received a second dose of an mRNA vaccine.
But the rates were no different for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. A Canadian province, Ontario, last month recommended Pfizer for men 18-24, saying Moderna's vaccine brought a slightly higher risk, per the CBC.
Officially, both vaccines can be given to patients 12 or older in European Union nations, though in practice, Moderna's use has been limited in some places.
In the UK, for example, teenagers receive one shot of Pfizer's vaccine. When myocarditis cases do surface, they're usually mild, researchers say. In the worst cases, the condition can cause an abnormal heartbeat and death.
A recent CDC study found that Moderna's vaccine did a better job of keeping COVID-19 patients from hospitalization than its Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson competitors.
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What should have happened is 1 vaccine should have been developed. Not 3 to confuse the public if they needed another one or a booster shot. I don't think there were 3 polio vaccines or malaria or any other disease in the past.
What they should have done is develope and ACTUAL vaccine. So far, that has not been accomplished. Just sayin......CDC had to change the definition of vaccine to make these new "vaccines" fit the definition.
"I've heard that it can take years and years to come up with a proven vaccine. Clinical trials themselves can be a delaying issue."
And so, the citizens of our country have been duped by ignorance and greed.
My neighbor took the Muderna vaccine and an antler started growing out the left side of his head. He called Fauchi and he said "it was normal" for some people. No worries.
Yep.
It really has nothing to do with the health of the people, it is a political stunt for a power grab. Teachers unions, the USPS, elected officials and others who are heavy political donors/players are exempt from the jab due to their financial connection to the machine.
We the people are paying the price for this stunt. Whether or not you want to get a shot, that is totally up to you. If everyone was honest about the amount of infections, deaths with covid, and the amount of the same with reactions to the shot it would be a whole different story.
It's just a way for big brother to take a stronger hold of the Country, make us beg for mercy, and hope we give in without too much of a fight.
IBTL too....
even if it does increase the drive, if you can't find a place to park, it does you no good......
WOW, another side effect, hallucinations, 😮
Their 'study' will find exactly what the study group is instructed to find.