Risk of Cardiac Death Tripled for Young Women Following AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

Risk of Cardiac Death Tripled for Young Women Following AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccination: Study
A dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a file photograph. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images
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The risk of sudden cardiac death in young women more than tripled following an AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, according to a study using England’s official data published on Monday.

Vahé Nafilyan, senior statistician at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), said researchers found “receiving a first dose of a non-mRNA vaccine was associated with an increased risk of cardiac death in young women.”

Lily Zhou
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Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.
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