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Dr. Gottlieb: Rare heart inflammation cases shouldn't stop young people from getting Covid shots - CNBC

Dr. Gottlieb: Rare heart inflammation cases shouldn't stop young people from getting Covid shots - CNBC

Dr. Gottlieb: Rare heart inflammation cases shouldn't stop young people from getting Covid shots - CNBC
Jun 11, 2021 49 secs

Rare instances of heart inflammation in young people after receiving their second Covid vaccine dose require further inquiry, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday.

A day earlier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated it has seen a higher-than-projected number of cases of heart inflammation in 16-to-24-year-olds following their second Covid shot—  275 recorded occurrences compared with expectations of 10 to 102.

In people age 30 and below, there's been 475 total reports of myocarditis or pericarditis, which according to the CDC involves inflammation of the heart muscle or the lining around it.

Gottlieb said many questions remain about the connection between the heart inflammation and the Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.

It's possible additional cases haven't been recorded, Gottlieb said, but "we are probably capturing most of the severe cases." He added, "When you look at the number of people who are having severe cases of pericarditis, it's very small numbers right now.".

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