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REYKJAVÍK, Iceland (LifeSiteNews) – Iceland joined four other European countries taking action against Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine last week, citing data on heart inflammation risks.
The Health Directorate of Iceland said in an announcement on Friday that health officials temporarily banned the vaccine in light of a new Nordic study showing increased risks of myocarditis after the Moderna jab, particularly among young men.
“In recent days, there has been data from the Nordic countries on the increased incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination with the Moderna vaccine, in addition to vaccination with Pfizer/BioNTech (Comirnaty),” the statement said.
According to the announcement, Iceland has mainly used Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine for booster shots for the elderly and the immunocompromised. The Pfizer shot is the only so-called COVID vaccine authorized for primary vaccination of 12-17-year-olds.
Due to “a sufficient supply” of the Pfizer vaccine, Iceland’s chief epidemiologist “has decided that the Moderna vaccine will not be used in Iceland while further information is obtained on the safety of the Moderna vaccine for
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