Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) New data released Addressing the association, or lack thereof, between COVID-19 vaccines and sudden cardiac death in otherwise healthy young people.
assessment, The study, conducted from June 2021 to December 2022, looked at the death certificates and vaccination records of 1,292 people between the ages of 16 and 30 in Oregon who died of “heart disease or unknown causes.” did.
The CDC determined that “the data do not support an association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden cardiac death in previously healthy young people.” The vaccine is recommended for everyone over 6 months of age.
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CDC studies cardiac death and coronavirus vaccine
The CDC said in its analysis that around the time the vaccine became available to young people in 2021, reports of myocarditis were received into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), particularly among young people. Myocarditis is also called inflammatory cardiomyopathy. It is often caused by a viral infection, which causes inflammation and damage to the heart muscle.
These reports, combined with subsequent media reports of sudden deaths in previously healthy young athletes that suggested the vaccine was the cause, prompted the CDC to launch an investigation.
Using Oregon death certificates and mandatory immunization records, the CDC found that among the 16- to 30-year-old age group, causes of death were “sudden death,” “arrhythmia,” “arrhythmia,” and “cardiac arrest.” ”, “cardiac arrest”, “myocarditis”, “congestive heart failure”, “unknown”, “undetermined”, or “pending”.
Oregon’s 1,292 cases were broken down by gender, with 925 (72%) men and 367 (28%) women. Investigators then extracted records of these cases’ mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations within 100 days before death.
- Of the 925 young men who took part in the study, two had received an mRNA coronavirus vaccine within 100 days of death, meaning a cardiac diagnosis could not be ruled out as a cause of death, the study found. found.
- Study finds that one of the 367 young women who participated in the study received an mRNA coronavirus vaccine within 100 days of death, and a cardiac diagnosis could not be ruled out as a cause of death. did.
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As of July 17, 2023, no myocarditis deaths in Oregon have been reported to VAERS. Additionally, from May 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, a total of 979,289 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to Oregonians ages 16 to 30.
According to the CDC, data collected from 40 U.S. health systems from January 2021 to January 2022 shows that the risk of heart complications for people 5 years and older is higher after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. It has also been shown that the number of cases is significantly higher after the novel coronavirus infection.
These findings are consistent with previous studies on the safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines. Therefore, CDC recommends vaccination and booster shots for people 6 months and older to prevent COVID-19 infection and serious complications and death.
