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June 3, 2021
Transient Cardiac Injury in Adolescents Receiving the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
Mild perimyocariditis following vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was reported in 7 adolescent males aged 16-18 years across 3 pediatric medical centers in Israel. Patients presented with chest pain 1-3 days following vaccination, with symptoms beginning following the second dose in 6 of the 7 patients. All cases were mild, and none required cardiovascular or…
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Tolerance in Allergic versus Non-Allergic Individuals
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine elicited worse local and systemic reactions among individuals with a history of allergy in an online survey of vaccinated medical professionals in Poland (n=1,808). However, no severe allergic reactions were reported. Local redness (17% vs 11%), pain (86% vs 80%), and swelling (19% vs 13%) after the first dose and vomiting (3%…