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 The CDC has been investigating cases of heart inflammation mainly in
young men for several months. The Israeli health ministry earlier
this month said it saw a possible link between such cases and
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
During the committee meeting, set to begin at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT),
the agency will present details of more than 300 confirmed cases of
myocarditis and pericarditis reported to CDC and the Food and Drug
Administration among the over 20 million adolescents and young
adults vaccinated in the United States, CDC Director Rochelle
Walensky said during a White House briefing last week.
The CDC earlier this month said it was still evaluating the risk
from the condition and did not confirm a causal relationship between
the vaccines and the heart issue.
The agency, however, said a higher-than-expected number of young men
have experienced heart inflammation after their second dose of the
mRNA COVID-19 shots, with more than half the cases reported in
people between the ages of 12 and 24.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will discuss
the benefits of the mRNA vaccines versus the potential risk to
adolescents and young adults from the heart condition, according to
the agency's agenda.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
acip/meetings/downloads/agenda-archive/agenda-2021-06-23-508.pdf
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 Although health officials in
Israel have determined that there is likely a
link between vaccination and the heart
inflammation, concerns about the more infectious
Delta coronavirus variant have prompted the
country to urge 12-to 15-year olds get
vaccinated.
Pfizer, whose vaccine has been authorized for
use in Americans as young as 12, previously said
it had not observed a higher rate of heart
inflammation than would normally be expected in
the general population.
Moderna had said it could not identify a causal
association with the heart inflammation cases
and its vaccine.
Over 138 million Americans have so far been
fully vaccinated with one of the two mRNA
vaccines, according to CDC data as of Monday.
(Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru;
Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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