Fla. surgeon general says COVID vaccine presents ‘high risk’ of heart-related deaths in young men

Benefits of vaccine ‘likely outweighed’ by apparent risks to younger males.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo
By Just the News staff

The Florida surgeon general issued a grim warning this week about the possible side-effects of COVID vaccines for young men, claiming that the injections present significant risks of heart-related deaths in that demographic.

Joseph Ladapo said in a statement on Friday evening that a Florida Department of Health analysis "found that there is an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination."

"With a high level of global immunity to COVID-19, the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac-related death among men in this age group," the statement said, adding that "non-mRNA vaccines were not found to have these increased risks."

Ladapo’s office said it "recommends against males aged 18 to 39 from receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines."

"Those with preexisting cardiac conditions, such as myocarditis and pericarditis, should take particular caution when making this decision," it added.