Safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines under the microscope again at EMA's PRAC

29 October 2021
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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee (PRAC) is assessing further data on the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

Vaccines being reviewed are Comirnaty and Spikevax, which are manufactured by the collaboration of Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX), and Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA), respectively.

Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory conditions of the heart. Symptoms can vary but often include breathlessness, a forceful heartbeat that may be irregular, and chest pain.

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