An article on an anti-vaccine website misrepresented the findings of a recent case study that describes the autopsy results of two teen boys who died shortly after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The article falsely claims that the report conclusively proves that the teens’ deaths resulted from vaccine-related myocarditis. The purpose of the report was to add to existing knowledge about suspected myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination so that doctors are better able to recognize and treat it. The evidence presented in the report does not support the conclusion that the deaths were caused by the vaccine. Overwhelming evidence shows that vaccines are safe and effective for adolescents and the risk of serious adverse events like myocarditis is much smaller than the risk of serious COVID-19 infection in the age group.
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