Finland suspends vaccination with Moderna vaccine for young men – SME.sk

HELSINKI. Finland suspends the vaccination of young men born in 1991 and later with the Moderna anti-coronavirus vaccine.

This is due to reports of rare side effects related to cardiovascular problems. The Finnish Institute for Health and Healthcare announced this on Thursday, Reuters reported.

The decision comes just one day after a similar move was taken by Sweden and Denmark, which have stopped vaccinating all younger people, including children, with Moderna vaccines.

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“A Nordic study, which included Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, found that men under the age of 30 were at risk of vaccination Spikevax vaccine from Moderna has a slightly higher risk of developing myocarditis than others, “said Mika Salminen, director of the Finnish Medical Institute.

Salminen said that myocarditis – an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle – usually disappears on its own within a few days.

Nevertheless, they will now be given to young men and boys in Finland for precautionary reasons only vaccine from Pfizer.

The pharmaceutical company Moderna stated that it was aware of the decisions of the Swedish and Danish regulatory authorities.

“This is usually a very mild course of the disease, from which individuals are able to recover in a short time with rest and standard treatment. In addition, the risk of developing myocarditis increases significantly in those who COVID-19 overcome. Vaccination is the best way to prevent this, “said Moderna.

Regulators in the United States, EU countries and the WHO also agree that the benefits of the mRNA technology used by Moderna and the Pfizer / BioNTech consortium to prevent COVID-19 outweigh the risks of using them.

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