COVID-19 vaccine linked to cases of sudden death?
Dr Rafik Chettaoui, secretary general of the Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (STCCCV), indicated that the COVID-19 vaccine caused heart inflammation, but in extremely low proportions, stressing that global statistics show that 'one in 10,000 people may suffer from inflammation of the heart muscle due to vaccination.
He clarified that heart inflammation is a treatable and recoverable disease.
He also insisted that there is no relationship between the COVID-19 vaccine and cases of sudden death, urging everyone to receive the vaccination and complete the doses.
Dr. Chettaoui added that not all heart and vascular problems can be associated with COVID-19, specifying that scientific studies have proven that vaccination ended the COVID-19 pandemic and created immunity in the human.
Regarding the symptoms of heart muscle inflammation, he explained that they mainly manifest as heart pain, rapid heart rate, fever, and sometimes head pain.
