CNN’s Dr. Wen on Covid Vaccine Related Heart Inflammation Among Teens: ‘No One Has Died’ from It

‘These are very rare cases. In addition, they are mild’

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WEN: "I think the investigation by the CDC is very important, although based on what we know so far, these are very rare cases. In addition, they are mild. To our knowledge, no one has died from this heart inflammation, it tends to be transitory, so it lasts for a period of time , but then it goes away and then people generally fully recover. And again, one has to weigh the potential risk of this myocarditis, the inflammation of the heart muscle, versus the myocarditis that could occur, and so many other effects that could occur from getting COVID-19. And so, again, you know, I’m the parent of two young kids. I want for the studies to be done for young children, but for older kids, for kids 12 and older who are eligible to receive the vaccine, if I had a child in this age range, I would absolutely get them vaccinated today."

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