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The document discusses the safety of the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the US. It states that all three vaccines have been thoroughly tested and found to be safe and effective in preventing severe COVID-19. While there have been over a thousand reports of rare cases of myocarditis after the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, especially in young males, the risks are very low compared to hundreds of millions of doses administered and most cases are mild and resolve quickly. Johns Hopkins Medicine administers and views all three vaccines as highly effective and their benefits outweigh the risks.

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Dcto 02vocid

The document discusses the safety of the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the US. It states that all three vaccines have been thoroughly tested and found to be safe and effective in preventing severe COVID-19. While there have been over a thousand reports of rare cases of myocarditis after the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, especially in young males, the risks are very low compared to hundreds of millions of doses administered and most cases are mild and resolve quickly. Johns Hopkins Medicine administers and views all three vaccines as highly effective and their benefits outweigh the risks.

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Is the COVID-19 Vaccine

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Lisa Lockerd Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H.



 

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Gabor David Kelen, M.D.


The arrival and distribution of safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines is a major


development in the coronavirus pandemic. As more people are vaccinated,
families and communities will be able to gradually return to a more normal routine

Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior director of infection prevention, and Gabor


Kelen, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Of ce of Critical Event Preparedness
and Response, answer questions about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccine for Coronavirus: Is it safe


All three vaccines authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) have been thoroughly tested and found to be safe and
effective in preventing severe COVID-19. They continue to undergo continuous
and intense safety monitoring

Please see below for more information and safety guidance for the Johnson &
Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and information about rare cases of myocarditis
associated with the P zer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

Johns Hopkins Medicine is administering all three COVID-19 vaccines: P zer-


BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. We view all three vaccines as highly
effective in preventing serious disease, hospitalization and death from COVID-19
and that their bene ts outweigh their risks

Myocarditis and the COVID-19 Vaccine


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Since April 2021, there have been more than a thousand reports of cases of
myocarditis (in ammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (in ammation of the
lining outside the heart) happening after receiving the P zer-BioNTech or Moderna
coronavirus vaccines in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Considering the hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses that have been
administered, these reports are very rare. The problem occurs more often in
adolescents (teens) and young adults, and in males. The myocarditis or
pericarditis in most cases is mild and resolves quickly

Seek medical attention right away if, within a few days of receiving the second
injection of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (P zer-BioNTech, Moderna), you or
your child experiences chest pain, shortness of breath, or feelings of having a fast-
beating, uttering, or pounding heartbeat
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