EU Regulator Finds Link Between Heart Inflammation and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

EU Regulator Finds Link Between Heart Inflammation and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Europe’s drug regulator has found a possible link between rare heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, and advised people with a history of a rare blood disorder to avoid getting J&J’s coronavirus shot.

Heart conditions myocarditis and pericarditis must be listed as possible side effects of the two mRNA vaccines, the safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday.