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New warning statements will be added to Pfizer’s vaccines after a potential link to a small increased risk of heart inflammation, particularly among young men, was identified in international data.
There have been no deaths linked to the syndrome. Australia’s health department and independent experts said the benefits of Pfizer’s vaccine continue to strongly outweigh the risks for all age groups.
Pfizer is about to seek US authorisation for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
“The link is likely to be causal,” said Professor Jim Buttery, head of epidemiology and signal detection at the Victorian immunisation safety service. However, he emphasised that the link had not been conclusively proven, and it was possible the findings could just be down to random chance.
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