Reports of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination: Communiqué to health practitioners

Reports of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination: Communiqué to health practitioners In May 2021, international reports of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining around the heart) following vaccination with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines emerged, including from Israel and the United States. Follow-up on these cases is ongoing. No clear association has been established between myocarditis/pericarditis and mRNA vaccines, and to date, no regulatory action has been taken in Canada or internationally. 2021-08-31 Public Health Agency of Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetySituation au CanadaReports of myocarditispericarditisafter COVID-19 vaccinationCommuniquéto health practitionersmyocarditispericarditisCOVID-19 vaccinationvaccinationCOVID-19health practitionersmRNACOVID-19 vaccinesafety effortsPHACPublic Health Agency of CanadaHealth CanadaHCmonitoring myocarditispericarditisin passive and activeCanadian safetysurveillance systemsCanadian Adverse EventsImmunization Surveillance SystemCAEFISSCanada Vigilance ProgramCVCanadian NationalVaccine Safety NetworkCANVASCanadian ImmunizationMonitoring Program ACTive(IMPACT)SRAS-CoV-2coronavirusCOVIDIMPACTinflammation of the heart muscleinflammationlining around the heartfollowing vaccinationwith COVID-19mRNA vaccines emergedincluding from Israelno regulatory actionin Canadainternationallymay 2021 Reports of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination: Communiqué to health practitioners HTML https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/guidance-documents/reports-myocarditis-pericarditis-after-vaccination-communique-health-practitioners-june-3-2021.html Reports of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination: Communiqué to health practitioners HTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/maladies/2019-nouveau-coronavirus/document-orientation/rapports-myocardite-pericardite-apres-administration-vaccin-communique-professionnels-sante-3-juin-2021.html

In May 2021, international reports of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining around the heart) following vaccination with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines emerged, including from Israel and the United States. Follow-up on these cases is ongoing. No clear association has been established between myocarditis/pericarditis and mRNA vaccines, and to date, no regulatory action has been taken in Canada or internationally.

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