The German Vaccination Commission (STIKO) recommended Wednesday to vaccinate those under 30 only with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the face of the risk of myocarditis for this population caused by Moderna.
Vaccination with Moderna has caused "
mostly benign
"
inflammation
of the heart muscle and pericardium in women and men under 30 years of age.
However, this risk does not exist in people over 30 years of age.
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The vaccine commission also recommends that pregnant women be vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech alone.
Even with the first Moderna injection, the second and future third doses will have to be BioNTech-Pfizer, recommends the Stiko, whose recommendation has yet to be followed by the German government and regions.
Of about 121.4 million doses administered against Covid-19 in Germany, 92 million were from Pfizer-BioNTech and about 10.3 from Moderna, according to the Robert Koch health watch institute.
