Regarding Moderna's new coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has given Pfizer vaccine to men in their teens and 20s just in case, saying that in rare cases young men may have inflammation of their heart muscles. We have begun to make adjustments in the direction of recommending consideration.
Overseas, there are very rare cases of suspected "myocarditis" or "pericarditis" in which inflammation occurs in the muscles of the heart and the membrane surrounding the heart after receiving the vaccination of Moderna. It tends to be more.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in
Japan, by the 12th of last month, males
were vaccinated with ▽ Moderna vaccine,
17.1 cases per million people in their
20s, and 21.6 cases of myocarditis in their teens were reported
.
This means that there are
4 cases per million people in their
20s and 19.7 cases in their teens.
厚生労働省は「頻度としてはごくまれで、軽症の場合が多く、接種によるメリットのほうがはるかに大きい」としていますが、念のため10代と20代の男性には、リスクを説明したうえで、ファイザーのワクチンの接種を検討するよう勧める方向で調整に入ったことが関係者への取材で分かりました。
1回目にモデルナのワクチンの接種を受けた場合も、2回目はファイザーのワクチンへの切り替えることを勧めるということです。
厚生労働省は、この方針を15日開く専門家部会に諮ることにしていますが、科学的根拠や年齢の線引きなどをめぐって議論が難航することも予想されます。
モデルナのワクチンをめぐっては、同じような理由でフィンランドが30歳未満の男性へのモデルナワクチンの接種を中断することを明らかにしているほか、スウェーデンも30歳以下への接種を中断してファイザーのワクチンに切り替えると発表しています。
Atsuro Hamada, a specially appointed professor at Tokyo Medical University who is familiar with infectious diseases and vaccines, said, "From Sweden and Denmark, which have suspended the vaccination of Moderna under the age of 30, the papers and government announcements will be made properly. I think it will become clearer when the data comes out, but at this stage, Pfizer and Moderna have almost the same frequency of myocarditis, and it can be said that it is a side reaction specific to the messenger RNA vaccine. " I'm talking.
On top of that, "The frequency of myocarditis is extremely rare, and the symptoms are often mild, so I don't think you need to worry too much. After some scientific verification with Moderna, it is temporary. You may consider taking measures such as stopping it, but such data is not available in Japan at this time. At this stage, please do not worry too much and continue to receive the vaccine as much as possible. However, the second time. If you get anxiety and your heart tingles, I think it's safe to go to the nearest internal medicine department and get a vaccine to tell you that you have symptoms. " I have.