4 cases of myocarditis in adolescents and 82 deaths after taking the vaccines

3 September, 2021

The recent Pharmacovigilance Report, prepared by Infarmed to monitor the safety of vaccines against COVID-19, presents the reported cases of adverse drug reactions (ADR) until August 31, 2021:

14 447 ADR cases reported (1 per 1000 vaccines administered);
5 373 severe cases of ADR reported (0.4 per 1000 vaccines administered);
20 severe cases in the 12-17 age group including 4 cases of myocarditis;
82 deaths with a median age of 77 years and 145 life-threatening cases;

The ADR notification must be made directly on the ADR portal: https://www.infarmed.pt/web/infarmed/submissaoram

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