There were also reports of myocarditis and pericarditis in older age groups, but the numbers did not present higher than normally expected. Most of these post-vaccination cases, patients had a full recovery. Of 270 patients who were admitted and discharged from the hospital as of May 31, the CDC has found that 81% had full recovery of symptoms. The other 19% had ongoing symptoms or their recovery status was unknown.
Hall, the pediatric cardiologist at Yale, said many of the post-vaccination myocarditis patients at his hospital didn’t feel very sick, but they were admitted so doctors could do more testing.
When young people developed myocarditis following vaccination, the numbers were small, and they weren’t very sick.While most young people who develop Covid-19 are fine, some do develop complications and even die from the infection.
As of June 9, 2,637 people under age 30 have had deaths that involved Covid-19, according to the CDC. As of June 5, preliminary data shows 3,110 people under the age of 18 have been hospitalized, a number the CDC says is likely an underestimate.
Berger and Hall have each taken care of dozens of Covid patients. “Some of them spent weeks in the intensive care unit. They had poor heart function. They had acute infections that were completely preventable by the vaccine,” Berger said. Even if they recovered, some have had long-term illnesses. “We do remain concerned about these children in the long term,” Hall said. “We have seen some with persistent changes in their cardiac testing. This is a very serious disease.”
To hinder the long term effects, vaccinate yourself, as well as your teens and children.