CDC says no deaths reported among young adults due to heart inflammation after COVID-19 shots

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said no deaths had been reported in young adults after a rare heart inflammation known as myocarditis, a known side effect of COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA).

So far, 2,574 preliminary cases of heart inflammation had been reported in the country so far, out of which 1,282 occurred after the Pfizer shots, and 557 after the Moderna vaccine.