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Iceland halts Moderna jabs over heart-inflammation fears https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-iceland-halts-moderna-jabs-heart-inflammation.html Iceland suspended Moderna anti-COVID vaccine Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason https://www.icelandreview.com/news/moderna-use-on-pause-in-iceland/ Iceland will halt the use of Moderna vaccine Decision was made after reviewing new data from the Nordic countries, which shows an increased incidence of myocarditis, as well as pericarditis Decision was announced on website of the Directorate of health https://island.is/um-embaettid/frettir/frett/item47717/Notkun-COVID-19-boluefnis-Moderna-a-Islandi "the increased incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination with the Moderna vaccine, as well as with vaccination using Pfizer/BioNTech," Sweden Currently restricts Moderna to people individuals born after 1991. Norway and Denmark Recommend against Moderna for children aged 12 – 17. https://island.is/en https://island.is/um-embaettid/frettir/frett/item47717/Notkun-COVID-19-boluefnis-Moderna-a-Islandi https://www.covid.is/covid-19-vaccine Finland halts Moderna vaccinations for young men https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-finland-halts-moderna-vaccinations-young.html Mika Salminen, director of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Finnish health authorities, stop giving Moderna to young men, over fears of heart inflammation side effects. Moderna "should not be given to men and boys under 30 years of age for the time being." https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/overview-COVID-19-vaccines.html Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines billions of vaccines administered globally, demonstrates that they are safe and effective. Side Effects Side effects throughout the body (such as fever, chills, tiredness, and headache) are more common after the second dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. Adverse Events Severe allergic reactions to vaccines are rare but can happen. There is a rare risk of myocarditis and pericarditis associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, mostly among males ages 12–39 years. Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html