The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data addressing the link, or lack thereof, between the COVID-19 vaccine and sudden cardiac death in otherwise healthy young adults.
The assessment, conducted between June 2021 and December 2022, investigated the death certificates and vaccination records of 1,292 Oregon decedents aged between 16 and 30 who had died of “cardiac or undetermined” causes.
“The data do not support an association of COVID-19 vaccination with sudden cardiac death among previously healthy young persons,” determined the CDC. The vaccine is still recommended for everyone aged over 6 months.