CDC watching heart inflammation in vaccinated young adults
Firefighter Philip Cole loads up a dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine on March 19, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
CDC’s vaccine safety group did not report the number of cases but did say numbers were more prevalent in boys and young men.
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Jason Johnson myocarditis Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Stephen Threlkeld Baptist Memorial Health Care CDCJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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