The New Zealand health authorities said on Monday that a man's death may be linked to a rare side effect of the Pfizer vaccine, but they still believe that the benefits of the shot far outweigh any rare side effects.
One of the rare side effects of vaccines is myocarditis.
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Preliminary post mortem reports show that myocarditis was the cause of death for the young man, who died within two weeks of receiving the vaccine.
New Zealand's Covid-19 Vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board said that the person's myocarditis was probably caused by the vaccine.
The board found that the person had not sought medical advice or treatment for the symptoms.
If Myocarditis is identified, it is a treatable condition with earlier treatment offering better outcomes.
The benefits of vaccinations continue to far outweigh the risks from rare side effects, as noted by the monitoring group.
Pfizer was aware of the death in New Zealand but still believes that the vaccine's benefit-risk profile was positive.
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The risk of myocarditis was calculated by the CDC in August and it was found that Covid-19 increased the risk of myocarditis almost 16-fold.
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The deaths of a 13-year-old child and a man in his 60s were also examined by the CVISMB. The board needs more information from the coroner before determining if the vaccine was a factor in the teenager's death. In the case of the man in the 60s who died from myocarditis, the board said his heart condition was not related to vaccinations. The time from vaccine to the start of symptoms and clinical factors point to other causes in the older man.
The number is big.
There is a 90% chance. According to official government data, there is a percentage of eligible New Zealand people who have been fully vaccined against Covid-19. The deaths of two people out of 4 million people who have received at least one vaccine dose is being linked to vaccines.
The key background.
The New Zealand health ministry reported in August that a woman had died from myocarditis, which is linked to the Pfizer vaccine. The Director-General of Health noted that the benefits of vaccination still outweigh any risks. The U.S. CDC noted that there was an elevated risk of myocarditis in males who had received the vaccine, but it was very rare.
The death of a man in New Zealand was linked to a vaccine.
The safety board says the death of a man is likely due to myocarditis.
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