Finland said Thursday that males under age 30 should not receive the Moderna vaccine due to a slightly higher risk of developing myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart.
A day earlier, Sweden said it would pause use of Moderna’s vaccine for people under 30,
Denmark paused use for people under 18.
Norway recommended people receive the Pfizer vaccine.
US FDA says everything is fine. Go get your jab, or lose your job.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its stance that the benefits of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks on Friday after several Nordic countries began restricting its use for certain age groups due to concerns about a rare heart-related side effect.
Iceland will no longer administer Moderna’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, with the country’s chief epidemiologist citing the risk of rare heart inflammations seen in other Nordic countries.
ESPN fires sports reporter Allison Williams for breaching mandate by refusing to get vaccinated because 'she is trying for a baby'
ESPN fires Allison Williams due to her refusal to abide by the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Williams, who began at the network in 2011, typically works college football and basketball games, but missed Week 1 of the ongoing football campaign
She said she's not taking the vaccine because she and her husband are trying to have their second child after the couple welcomed their first, a boy, in 2019
Disney, which owns ESPN, announced its vaccine mandate for employees in July
According to CDC guidelines, the vaccines have been approved for anyone over the age of 12, including pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding
Allison Williams will no longer be a reporter for ESPN after next week due to not getting the COVID vaccine because she and her husband are trying to have their second child, she says.