Table 5

Myocarditis and pericarditis events reported to VAERS following Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty), by dose Datalock point 14 March 2022

Age groupMyocarditisPericarditis
MaleFemaleSex not specifiedTotalMaleFemaleSex not specifiedTotal
n%n%n%N%n%n%N%N%
Dose 1
 <6 months00.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
 3–5 years00.0000.0000.0000.0010.5300.0000.0010.30
 6–17 years9537.551310.2400.0010828.202814.81107.0900.003811.48
 18–29 years6927.272318.1100.009224.025629.632114.8900.007723.26
 30–39 years3714.622822.05133.336617.233820.112618.4400.006419.34
 40–49 years155.931814.1700.00338.62126.352316.3100.003510.57
 50–59 years83.161914.9600.00277.052111.112719.1500.004814.50
 60–64 years31.1986.3000.00112.8763.171510.6400.00216.34
 65–79 years145.53107.8700.00246.272211.64139.2200.003510.57
 80+years00.0032.3600.0030.7831.5921.4200.0051.51
 Not Specified124.7453.94266.67194.9621.0642.841100.0072.11
 Total253100.00127100.003100.00383100.00189100.00141100.001100.00331100.00
Dose 2
 <6 months00.0000.0000.0000.0000.0010.5900.0010.19
 3–5 years20.2700.0000.0020.2100.0000.0000.0000.00
 6–17 years30540.993718.05114.2934335.888323.12116.5100.009417.67
 18–29 years21028.234722.93114.2925826.9910529.25158.8800.0012022.56
 30–39 years8411.293416.5900.0011812.346217.273218.9300.009417.67
 40–49 years415.512914.1500.00707.32277.523017.7500.005710.71
 50–59 years172.282612.6800.00434.50328.913118.3400.006311.84
 60–64 years60.8162.9300.00121.2671.951710.0600.00244.51
 65–79 years212.82146.8300.00353.66287.801911.24125.00489.02
 80+ years30.4000.0000.0030.3161.6731.7800.0091.69
 Not specified557.39125.85571.43727.5392.51105.92375.00224.14
 Total744100.00205100.007100.00956100.00359100.00169100.004100.00532100.00
Dose 3
 <6 months00.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
 3–5 years00.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
 6–17 years3432.08412.1200.003826.571018.8700.0000.00109.01
 18–29 years2927.36927.2700.003826.571018.8758.9300.001513.51
 30–39 years1312.26412.1200.001711.8959.431323.2100.001816.22
 40–49 years21.89515.1500.0074.90713.211730.3600.002421.62
 50–59 years76.60412.1200.00117.6947.55712.5000.00119.91
 60–64 years21.8939.0900.0053.5011.89610.7100.0076.31
 65–79 years1211.3239.09250.001711.891120.7558.93150.001715.32
 80+years21.8900.0000.0021.4035.6611.7900.0043.60
 Not Specified54.7213.03250.0085.5923.7723.57150.0054.50
 Total106100.0033100.004100.00143100.0053100.0056100.002100.00111100.00
Dose 4+
 60–64 years00.0000.0000.0000.0000.002100.0000.002100.00
 Total00.0000.0000.0000.0000.002100.0000.002100.00
Unknown dose
 <6 months00.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
 3–5 years00.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
 6–17 years9136.401318.8414.3510530.702420.1723.13125.002714.44
 18–29 years9638.402333.3300.0011934.804638.661015.6300.005629.95
 30–39 years239.2034.3514.35277.89119.24710.9400.00189.63
 40–49 years104.00710.1400.00174.97108.401320.3100.002312.30
 50–59 years93.60710.1400.00164.6875.88812.5000.00158.02
 60–64 years20.8045.8028.7082.3465.0434.6900.0094.81
 65–79 years52.0045.8000.0092.6365.041320.31125.002010.70
 80+ years00.0011.4500.0010.2900.0034.6900.0031.60
 Not Specified145.60710.141982.614011.7097.5657.81250.00168.56
 Total250100.0069100.0023100.00342100.00119100.0064100.004100.00187100.00
Grand Total1353434371824720432111162
  • Percentages per age group are presented.