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 "We have not seen a signal and we've actually looked intentionally
for the signal in the over 200 million doses we've given," Walensky
said in a press briefing.
She said the CDC is in touch with the U.S. Department of Defense
over its investigation of 14 cases of heart inflammation or
myocarditis among people who were vaccinated through the military's
health services.
"It is a different demographic than we normally see and we will be
working with DOD to understand what is happening in those 14 cases,"
Walensky said.
The U.S. vaccination program targeted older Americans first, and the
concerns over myocarditis are in younger vaccinated people. At least
17.9 million people in the United States under the age of 30 have
received one COVID-19 shot, according to CDC data.
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 Israel's Health Ministry said
on Sunday it was examining a small number of
cases of heart inflammation in people who had
received Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, though it
had not yet drawn any conclusions. Most of the
cases in Israel were reported among people up to
age 30.
Pfizer has said it has not observed a higher
rate of the condition than would normally be
expected in the general population.
COVID-19 itself has been linked to cases of
myocarditis in some patients.
(Reporting by Michael Erman; Editing by David
Gregorio and Bill Berkrot)
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