Former Aussie basketball star Ben Madgen says he was hospitalised with a inflammatory heart condition after his Covid-19 vaccine.
The Australian a former NBL leading scorer who retired from professional basketball last year, described his experience in a Twitter post on Sunday that has since been shared nearly 15,000 times.
He wrote: “Ended up in the emergency room on Wednesday night after taking the second Pfizer shot,
“Diagnosed with pericarditis. The doctor said this is now common after the Pfizer shot, especially with teenage boys and young males.”
Myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, and pericarditis, or inflammation of lining around the heart, are known side effects associated with the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines.
According to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), myocarditis is reported in 1-2 out of every 100,000 people who receive Pfizer, but it is more common in young men and teenage boys after the second dose at 6-11 cases per 100,000.
“The number of reports of myocarditis is increasing each week, which is expected as the number of vaccine doses given also increases each week,” the TGA says in its most recent safety report.
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