Thu Sep 30, 2021 – 1:08 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The top medical officer for Ontario said young adults aged 18 to 24 should prefer Pfizer’s vaccine over the Moderna jab after increased reports of myocarditis and pericarditis.
“As we continue to push for our vaccination rates to increase, we’ve made the decision to issue a ‘preferential recommendation’ for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for individuals aged 18 to 24 years of age,” Kieran Moore, the chief medical officer of health of Ontario, said during a Wednesday briefing.
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Moore said officials made the decision out of an “abundance of caution” after noticing a “very small … increase of pericarditis or myocarditis following vaccination with Moderna as compared to the Pfizer vaccine.” The problem is particularly prevalent in young male adults.
While Moore said that most cases of heart inflammation are easily treatable and mild, Canada and the U.S. have both seen the devastating effects of the jabs, particularly on young people.
Public Health Ontario released a report covering jab data from December 2020 to August 7, 2021, and concluded the “highest reporting rate of myocarditis/pericarditis was observed in males aged 18-24 years
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