Michigan teen dies after getting COVID-19 vaccine; CDC investigating

The death of a Michigan teen after he received a COVID-19 vaccine is being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a spokeswoman for the agency told The Detroit News on Friday.

The language being used with regards to this death is troubling. Let's take a look.

CDC spokeswoman Jade Fulce: "While some reported adverse events may be caused by vaccination, others are not and may have occurred coincidentally."

Adverse event? Yes, I would say death qualifies as that. You get the euphemism of the week award. Well done Jade!

Dr. Russell Bush, the medical examiner for Saginaw County: "We are currently looking at toxicology, tissue reports, blood work," said Bush. "There will be discussions with the CDC and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Obviously, everyone is concerned with this case. We're doing everything we can as far as testing and looking at potential problems related to the young man's death."Bush said it's going to be a "fairly long time" before that work is done and tests results come back.

Wow, thanks for the specific timeline Russ! Hey, take your time. If you take long enough, we all might forget this happened and you can just let it go.

Federal officials have raised cautions about a rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines — chest pain and heart inflammation, mostly among teens and young adults.

The problem appears to be most common in young men after they receive their second of two doses, but it is nevertheless rare overall: There have been 323 confirmed reports of the inflammation in people younger than 30, and the vast majority recovered from their symptoms.

The "vast majority" recovered? So.. for those who didn't "recover", what's their story? Heart problems for life? Brain damage? Death?

That risk “seems to me, and to many others, to be much lower than the risk of COVID,” said Dr. Brian Feingold, a University of Pittsburgh heart specialist.

This... this is absolute bullshit. These kids have virtually 0 chance of dying from COVID. How can they make such statements?

“The facts are clear: this is an extremely rare side effect, and only an exceedingly small number of people will experience it after vaccination. Importantly, for the young people who do, most cases are mild, and individuals recover often on their own or with minimal treatment,” the statement said.

Again, don't bother us with details or statistics. They're so messy and anti-social. I would like to know what "minimal treatment" is. Does that include hospitalization?