Thread by @drjootz

I want to remind everyone out there that WE CLINICIANS are also part of the vaccine safety surveillance system. My colleagues & I noticed the first cluster of US Pfizer myocarditis cases (the 7 teen boys). We quickly contacted CDC, AAP, and ACIP colleagues. It was a team effort.

https://twitter.com/ENirenberg/status/1453086351885316097

Our CDC colleagues listened. We shared that we found a safety signal before it met the VAERS threshold. The CDC & AAP created urgent messaging to clinicians & the public within several days. I talked to ACIP VAST members within 48 hours.

I was incredibly impressed by how seriously this was taken by every person and group we contacted. We immediately had their full attention.

I hope that the VRBPAC votes in favor of offering this vaccine to children 5-11 years of age.