CDC to hold 'emergency meeting' over 226 cases of heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines

US health officials Thursday announced higher than expected reports of heart inflammation in male teens and young adults after getting their second doses. A total of 226 cases have been reported that may meet the CDC's 'working case definition' of myocarditis and pericarditis following the shots, the agency said. Of these cases, 3 are in ICU, 15 are hospitalized, 41 have ongoing symptoms and 167 have recovered. Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle; pericarditis of the outer lining. It is not clear if they are caused by the shots and the reports are extremely rare. More than 130 million Americans have received second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, meaning just 0.000173846% report such effects The CDC continues to urge everyone aged 12 and older to get vaccinated