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Health Experts Say Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Safe After Rare Heart Inflammation Incidents

Emma Lee
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WHYY
A staff member demonstrates how to prepare a dose at Philadelphia's COVID-19 vaccine center at Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center.

Health experts say the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are safe following rare incidents of heart inflammation, mostly among young men and teenage boys. WHYY’s Zoe Read has more on what you need to know.

(Original air-date: 7/1/21)