Covid vaccines are not linked to sudden death in healthy younger adults, study finds

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Source: BMJ

Original: http://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s589.short?rss=1...

Published: 2026-03-26T04:21:07-07:00

A Canadian case-control study found that Covid-19 vaccines do not increase the risk of sudden cardiac death in healthy younger adults. The study included nearly 6.4 million Ontarians aged 12-50 without documented comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer. Of this group, 0.08% died suddenly, with a median age of 36, and 74.4% were men. To meet the criteria for sudden death, deaths had to occur outside the hospital, emergency room, or hospital within 24 hours of admission, with a diagnosis of cardiac arrest, sudden death, or severe ventricular arrhythmia, without factors such as trauma or mental disorder. Of the total number of deaths, 4448 (89.6%) occurred in the pre-hospital setting and 515 (10.4%) within one day of transfer to the hospital.