"Males between 16 and 29 years of age have an increased risk of developing heart problems after receiving a second dose of coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna, according to a large new analysis published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study, conducted in Israel, estimated that nearly 11 of every 100,000 males in that age group developed myocarditis, inflammation of the heart, a few days after having been fully vaccinated."
OH NO! 11 out of 100,000 males!!! GOD FORBID!! That's 0.011%!! The risk is so high!!!!
Why don't we just quote the part you conveniently left out: "For every million vaccinated boys ages 12 to 17, the shots might cause a maximum of 70 myocarditis cases, but would prevent 5,700 infections, 215 hospitalizations and two deaths, the agency has estimated... One of the new studies looked at data from 2.5 million vaccinated members of Israel’s largest health care network who were aged 16 years or above. The researchers identified 54 cases of myocarditis, and deemed 41 of them to be mild."
So 54 cases out of 2.5 million people vaccinated. And it likely prevented over 10,000 infections, 500 hospitalizations, and 5 deaths. It really, really sucks for those folks. But the benefits VASTLY (orders of magnitude) outweigh the risks.
The risk isn't "underappreciated." The risk is statistically insignificant compared to the protection offered by vaccination.
Isn't myocarditis something you can get when you have a virus (even non-Covid). I wonder what the myocarditis rates are for covid patients in that age range
"Males between 16 and 29 years of age have an increased risk of developing heart problems after receiving a second dose of coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna, according to a large new analysis published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study, conducted in Israel, estimated that nearly 11 of every 100,000 males in that age group developed myocarditis, inflammation of the heart, a few days after having been fully vaccinated."