Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked December 05, 2022
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
· A study estimated the
incidence of myocarditis after COVID-19 shots and compared it with expected
rates in British Columbia; a significantly increased risk of myocarditis was
found following COVID-19 jabs
· While seven myocarditis
cases would be expected within seven days, the study found 99 cases among those
who’d received the shots
· Within 21 days
post-vaccination, 141 cases of myocarditis occurred. The expected rate was 20
· This worked out to a
myocarditis rate of 1.37 per 100,000 COVID-19 doses, compared with an expected
rate of 0.39 per 100,000 people who did not get the shots
· Rates of myocarditis after
COVID-19 shots were highest among males, those aged 18 to 29 years, people who
received a Moderna COVID-19 shot and people who received two doses
· The rate of myocarditis
among males aged 18 to 29 who received Moderna’s COVID-19 shot was 22.9 per
100,000
Yet another
study has revealed people who receive a COVID-19 shot are at an increased risk
of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle.1 With symptoms similar
to a heart attack, including chest pain, shortness of breath, abnormal
heartbeat and fatigue,2 myocarditis isn’t something that young,
healthy adults typically experience.
But soon after
mRNA shots for SARS-CoV-2 became widespread, reports of myocarditis, including
sudden death, began to emerge.3 In Canada, more than 32 million people had
received COVID-19 shots as of September 2022.4
“Prelicensure
study data did not suggest any risk of postvaccination myocarditis,”
researchers with the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control wrote in the
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). However:5
“[P]ostmarketing
studies have suggested an association between mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
(BNT162b2 [Pfizer-BioNTech] and mRNA-1273 [Moderna]) and myocarditis, among
other adverse events after immunization, which has raised concern regarding the
safety of mRNA vaccines, specifically among younger populations.”
This prompted
the featured study, which estimated the incidence of myocarditis after COVID-19
shots and compared it with expected rates in British Columbia. A significant
increased risk of myocarditis was found following COVID-19 shots.
Getting a COVID-19 Shot
Increases Risk of Myocarditis
The study used
data from the BC COVID-19 Cohort study, which included more than 10.2 million
doses of mRNA COVID-19 shots given to people 12 and over. Cases of myocarditis
that occurred seven to 21 days after the shots and required hospitalization
were examined. While seven myocarditis cases would be expected within seven
days, the study found 99 cases among those who’d received the shots.
Within 21 days
post-vaccination, 141 cases of myocarditis occurred. The expected rate was 20.
This worked out to a myocarditis rate of 1.37 per 100,000 COVID-19 doses,
compared with an expected rate of 0.39 per 100,000 people who did not get the
shots.6 Rates of myocarditis
after COVID-19 shots were highest among:7
·
Males
·
Those aged 18 to 29 years
·
People who received a Moderna COVID-19 shot
·
People who received two doses
The rate of
myocarditis among males aged 18 to 29 who received Moderna’s COVID-19 shot was
22.9 per 100,000.8 The researchers concluded:9
“In this study,
we found higher observed rates of myocarditis after receipt of mRNA vaccines
than expected … We observed a higher rate of myocarditis among males aged 18-29
years after receipt of the second dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine compared
with those who received BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) …
Comparisons of
observed with expected rates also confirmed these findings, with the highest
observed-to-expected ratios among males 18–29 years of age after the second
dose of the mRNA-1273 vaccine.”
Myocarditis Link to
COVID-19 Jabs Confirmed Again and Again
Many case
reports exist of myocarditis following COVID-19 jabs, but they’re still
recommended as safe and effective in the U.S. The Journal of Cardiology Cases
described the case of a 23-year-old man who was otherwise healthy, who experienced
chest pain for three days after receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19
shot.
Myocarditis was
confirmed via MRI and other medical tests, and he was diagnosed with “acute
myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination.”10 In another example,
researchers reviewed nine case series and 15 case reports involving 74 patients
of myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 shots. Again, most of the patients (94.6%)
were male and young, with a median age of 17.6 years.11
In a
September-October 2021 case report with literature review, it was concluded
that “the outcomes of this case scenario confirm myocarditis as a probable
complication of COVID-19 vaccines.”12 Another study from
Israel detailed myocarditis following Pfizer’s COVID-19 jab in six male
patients with a median age of 23 years.13
A similar study
published in Pediatrics reported seven cases of acute myocarditis or
myopericarditis in otherwise healthy adolescent males. Each had experienced
chest pain within four days of receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19
jab.14
Data published
in JAMA Cardiology by physicians from the Navy, Army and Air Force also
revealed a higher-than-expected rate of myocarditis in U.S. military personnel
who received a COVID-19 jab.15
And a
real-world case-control study from Israel16 revealed that the
Pfizer COVID-19 jab is associated with a threefold increased risk of
myocarditis,17 leading to the condition at a rate of 1 to 5 events per 100,000
persons.18 Other elevated risks
were also identified following the COVID jab, including lymphadenopathy
(swollen lymph nodes), appendicitis and herpes zoster infection.19
CDC, FDA Acknowledge
Myocarditis Risk
The U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledges that COVID-19
shots are associated with an increased myocarditis risk, stating:20
“In April 2021,
increased cases of myocarditis and pericarditis were reported in the United
States after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna). Data from
multiple studies show a rare risk for myocarditis and/or pericarditis following
receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
These rare
cases of myocarditis or pericarditis have occurred most frequently in
adolescent and young adult males, ages 16 years and older, within 7 days after
receiving the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech and
Moderna).”
The CDC is now
investigating long-term effects of myocarditis after COVID-19 shots and is
contacting people who have experienced chest pain, shortness of breath and
feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart following a
COVID-19 shot. In order to meet the CDC’s case definition of myocarditis
following a COVID-19 shot, you must also have “medical tests to support the
diagnosis of myocarditis and rule out other causes.”21
However,
despite the risk, the CDC is still advising children aged 12 and older to get
the jab, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval August
23, 2021, to Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA injection, now sold under the brand name
Comirnaty, for people aged 16 and older.22
FDA does list myocarditis
on the prescribing information for COVID-19 shots,23 and in its approval
letter for Comirnaty, the FDA ordered Pfizer to conduct research to investigate
the risk of inflammation in and around the heart, as voluntary reporting
mechanisms are insufficient.24
The FDA
accepted Pfizer’s suggested timetable for the post-approval study to evaluate
incidence of heart and heart sack inflammation, which includes the submission
of an interim report at the end of October 2023, a study completion date of
June 30, 2025, and submission of a final report October 31, 2025.
British Health Agency
Advises Against COVID-19 Jabs for Kids
Britain’s Joint
Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) recommended against COVID-9
injections for healthy 12- to 15-year-olds. JCVI member Adam Finn told Reuters:25
“… the number
of serious cases that we see of COVID in children this age are really very
small. There are uncertainties about the long-term implications of
(myocarditis), and that makes the risk-benefit balance for these children
really quite tight and much tighter than we would be comfortable to make the
recommendation."
In contrast,
the CDC has downplayed the risks, stating that most people should still get
jabbed: “The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC have
determined that the benefits (such as prevention of COVID-19 cases and its
severe outcomes) outweigh the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis after
receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.”26
Others,
however, aren’t so sure. Cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra has spoken openly
about the shots’ downfalls. He said in “Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion,”
a documentary by Oracle Films:27
“Having been
double jabbed and being one of the first to take the Pfizer vaccine, I have —
after several months critically appraising the data, speaking to eminent
scientists in Oxford, Stanford and Harvard, speaking to two investigative
medical journalists and being contacted by two Pfizer whistleblowers —
reluctantly concluded that this vaccine is not completely safe and has
unprecedented harms, which leads me to conclude that it needs to be suspended
until all the raw data has been released for independent analysis.”
Deaths and Disabilities
Ignored, Silenced
Myocarditis
reduces your heart’s ability to pump and can cause rapid or abnormal heart
rhythms that can be deadly. In severe cases, myocarditis can cause permanent
damage to the heart muscle and lead to heart failure, heart attack, stroke and
sudden cardiac death.28 Tragic stories have accumulated worldwide:
·
In August 2021, New Zealand reported the death of a
woman following Pfizer’s COVID-19 jab, which they believe was due to
vaccine-induced myocarditis.29
·
A previously healthy 36-year-old mother of two died
11 days after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 shot; her death was deemed to be
caused by myocarditis due to the shot.30
·
Dr. Neil Singh Dhalla, a CEO of a major health
clinic, fell asleep four days after he got a COVID-19 booster shot — and died
from a heart attack.31 The autopsy stated myocarditis. He was only
48 years old and had never had heart problems in his life.
·
In another example, epidemiologists confirmed that
two teenage boys from different U.S. states died of myocarditis days after
getting the Pfizer shot.32 Both had received second doses of the shot.
In a study that examined the autopsy findings, it’s reported that the
“myocarditis” described in the boys’ deaths is “not typical myocarditis
pathology.”33
If you’re
wondering why you haven’t heard more about these and other cases, it’s because
Big Tech has tried to censor these stories and keep them from getting out. But
the truth has a way of finding the light.
A U.S. judge
ruled that the White House must release correspondence regarding a “massive
censorship enterprise” with Big Tech; it’s alleged that federal agencies
communicated with social media companies to suppress private speech during the
pandemic.34,35
Open debate and access to
data from all sources is crucial to proper informed consent, including learning
why some experts believe myocarditis due to COVID-19 shots “will kill kids,” without a doubt.36
Sources and References
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1, 4, 5 CMAJ November 21, 2022, 194 (45) E1529-E1536; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220676
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2, 28 Mayo Clinic, Myocarditis
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3 Rumble, Safe
and Effective: A Second Opinion September 28, 2022, 37:18
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6 University of
Maryland, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy November 2022
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7, 8 EurekAlert November 21, 2022
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9 CMAJ November 21, 2022, 194 (45) E1529-E1536; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220676,
Conclusion
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10 Journal of
Cardiology Cases May 2022, Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 285-288
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11 Journal of
Medial Virology December 4, 2021
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12 Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 September-October; 15(5): 102205
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13 Vaccine. 2021 Jun
29;39(29):3790-3793. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.087. Epub 2021 May 28
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14 Pediatrics. 2021
Sep;148(3):e2021052478. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052478. Epub 2021 Jun 4
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15 JAMA Cardiology, 2021; DOI:
10.1001/jamacardio.2021.2833
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16, 18, 19 The New
England Journal of Medicine August 25, 2021
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17 MedPage Today August 25, 2021
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20, 26 U.S. CDC,
COVID-19 Vaccination, Myocarditis and Pericarditis Considerations
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21 U.S. CDC,
Investigating Long-Term Effects of Myocarditis September 23, 2022
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22, 24 FDA.gov BLA
Approval Pfizer/BioNTech August 23, 2021
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23 STAT News August 23, 2021
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25 Reuters September 3, 2021
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27 Rumble, Safe
and Effective: A Second Opinion September 28, 2022, 1:51
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29 New Zealand
Ministry of Health August 30, 2021
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31 BitChute December 28, 2021
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33 Archives of
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine February 2022
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34 Rumble, Safe
and Effective: A Second Opinion September 28, 2022, 52:38
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35 Children’s Health Defense September
7, 2022
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36 Bitchute December 11, 2021 Dr.
Peter McCullough, COVID: A Legal Perspective, 27:00