WOOO WOOO RED ALERT! SickKids Hospital in Toronto -> "Myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in children"

The Hospital for Sick Children ( [link to www.sickkids.ca (secure)] corporately branded as SickKids, is a children's hospital and teaching hospital located on University Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.



In August, they quietly/sneakily released version 3.3 of the following "interim guide":

Myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in children: Interim guidance



This is *not* a joke. No punch line coming. The link to the guide is at the bottom of this post. But first .. ah, but first, here's a tasty snippet from the intro of this dastardly guide:

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Since April 2021, there are increasing reports of cases of myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine and Moderna mRNA-1233 vaccine).

In Canada, there have been a small number of these reports. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Health Canada and Public Health Ontario (PHO) are closely monitoring these rare events, including those among youth. To date, PHO has received reports of a number of cases of myocarditis/pericarditis in the 12 to 17 age group in Ontario through the provincial surveillance of Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI).

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States have also reported an increased risk of myocarditis and pericarditis in the 7 days after receipt of dose 1 or dose 2 of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, particularly among younger males after dose 2.

A summary table of published case series on myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination can be found in the supplementary information (Table 1).

Preventing the spread of COVID-19 remains extremely important, and in Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) continues to recommend COVID-19 vaccines continue for all eligible individuals, including youth.

Other countries using mRNA vaccines in young adults and adolescents are also continuing to recommend their use but are following the emerging evidence on this topic very closely as further information is obtained. The benefits of the mRNA vaccines continue to outweigh their risks in the authorized populations, as there are clear benefits of mRNA vaccines in reducing deaths and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 infections.

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And finally, here's the link:

[link to www.sickkids.ca (secure)]