Countries Pausing Covid Vaccines

A number of Scandinavian countries, Germany, France, and Taiwan have suspended the Covid injections for young people, mostly Moderna, and in one case Pfizer.

October 18, 2021: Iceland suspends Moderna Covid 19 Injection due to “the increased incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination with the Moderna vaccine, as well as with vaccination using Pfizer/BioNTech,” the chief epidemiologist said in a statement.

October 7, 2021: “Finland's Institute for Health and Welfare said it will pause use of Moderna's vaccine for men under the age of 30, adopting a similar stance to other Nordic nations over concerns that the vaccine increases inflammation of both the heart muscle and the membrane that surrounds the heart… The increase in risk is seen within four weeks after the vaccination, mainly within the first two weeks.” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nordic-countries-suspend-use-of-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-in-young-people-271633601144

The Swedish health agency said it would pause using the shot for people born in 1991 and later as data pointed to an increase of myocarditis and pericarditis among youths and young adults that had been vaccinated. Those conditions involve an inflammation of the heart or its lining. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/sweden-pauses-use-moderna-covid-vaccine-cites-rare-side-effects-2021-10-06/