Health Canada updates several COVID-19 vaccine labels with warnings about certain health risks
2021-06-30 from cbc.ca
Health Canada has updated the labelling for several COVID-19 vaccines to warn Canadians about potential rare health issues tied to different vaccine brands.
On Friday, the federal department updated its labels for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines to describe very rare reports of myocarditis — inflammation of the heart muscle — and pericarditis — inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart — following vaccination.
Based on an analysis of international cases, Health Canada noted these rare instances of heart inflammation have occurred more often after the second dose and in younger male adults and adolescents.
"The Canadian evidence is expected to evolve as more people in these populations are vaccinated," a statement from the agecy said.
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