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Heart warning given for new Novavax vaccine

28 September 2022

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Wednesday 28 September 2022, 03:30 AM

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The Novavax vaccine has been associated with a small number of cases of myocarditis and pericarditis

Medsafe has warned that myocarditis and pericarditis may be possible side effects of the new Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid. A small number

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