❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding myocarditis in under 35s following COVID-19 vaccination. The Minister confirms cases and provides data on mortality rates and causality assessment.
AnsweredQoN 1837Legislative Council
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I refer to WA Vaccine Safety Annual Report 2022 , and I ask: (a) can the Minister confirm people under the age of
35 in Western Australia experienced Myocarditis as a result of Covid-19 vaccination; (b) what was the total number of under 35 year olds
who were confirmed to have suffered from Myocarditis from as a result of a
Covid-19 vaccine in Western Australia; (c) what is mortality rate for under 35 year olds
from Covid-19 globally; and (d) how is the Minister able to distinguish between
myocarditis caused by the covid virus, and myocarditis caused by a Covid-19 vaccine?
35 in Western Australia experienced Myocarditis as a result of Covid-19 vaccination; (b) what was the total number of under 35 year olds
who were confirmed to have suffered from Myocarditis from as a result of a
Covid-19 vaccine in Western Australia; (c) what is mortality rate for under 35 year olds
from Covid-19 globally; and (d) how is the Minister able to distinguish between
myocarditis caused by the covid virus, and myocarditis caused by a Covid-19 vaccine?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 February 2024
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
2 days
(a) Yes.
(b) 38.
(c) Using data from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research COVerAGE-DB, an open access database of cumulative counts of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, the mortality rate for under 35-year-olds from COVID-19 based on data from 104 countries is 46 deaths per 100,000 cases.
(d) All serious adverse events following immunisation are reviewed by an Expert Clinical Review Group and are referred as warranted to specialist immunisation clinic services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital or Perth Children’s Hospital. Review involves a combination of Australian and international data, the patient medical history and patient follow-up to determine if the reported case of myocarditis is likely to have been caused by a vaccine, by COVID-19 infection, or by another pathogen associated with myocarditis. The Expert Clinical Review Group applies criteria established by the World Health Organisation to assess and assign causality.
(b) 38.
(c) Using data from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research COVerAGE-DB, an open access database of cumulative counts of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, the mortality rate for under 35-year-olds from COVID-19 based on data from 104 countries is 46 deaths per 100,000 cases.
(d) All serious adverse events following immunisation are reviewed by an Expert Clinical Review Group and are referred as warranted to specialist immunisation clinic services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital or Perth Children’s Hospital. Review involves a combination of Australian and international data, the patient medical history and patient follow-up to determine if the reported case of myocarditis is likely to have been caused by a vaccine, by COVID-19 infection, or by another pathogen associated with myocarditis. The Expert Clinical Review Group applies criteria established by the World Health Organisation to assess and assign causality.
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