COVID vaccines not linked to cardiac death in young people: CDC study

A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that mRNA coronavirus vaccines are not associated with cardiac death in young people.

the study The study was conducted using Oregon death certificate data for people ages 16 to 30 who died from heart disease between June 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. . The study was conducted after cases of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, were reported. Go to the vaccine adverse event reporting system.

Of the 40 people who died after receiving the coronavirus vaccine, three died within 100 days of receiving the vaccine. According to the CDC, two cases were due to underlying health conditions and one case had an unknown cause of death.

“This data does not support an association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden cardiac death in previously healthy young people,” the CDC said.

Although the risk of death from myocarditis was higher among younger people in 2021, the CDC found that myocarditis remains an uncommon cause of death in this age group.

During the same period, 30 Oregonians in the same age group died from the coronavirus, but only three of those who died had received some type of coronavirus vaccine.

The CDC said that while the report cannot rule out vaccine-related cardiac deaths after 100 days, “published data indicate that potential side effects associated with vaccination tend to occur within 42 days after vaccination.” It shows that there is.”

The study also noted that due to the small population size, “rare events such as sudden cardiac death” are less likely to occur among that age group.

The CDC maintains that COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older to prevent infection, complications, and death.