![]() “With that age group, we did have a little bit of concern because they are still growing,” said Karn Collard, of West Hartford. “I’m just trusting the science and the recommendation is to get the vaccine,” said Theresa Galizia, also of Wethersfield. “I can’t believe that the government would really put out a shot that would really negatively impact the health of my child so I’m behind the vaccine 100%,” said Heather Salgado, of Wethersfield. There have been 18 cases reported in Connecticut. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is investigating after a small number of teens and young adults reported having heart problems after being vaccinated for COVID-19. They tested him for all sorts of things and one by one those tests came back negative,” said Hatton. Infectious disease actually came and ran their own set of blood work to try to figure out if it could have been caused by something else, some sort of infection, something else, like Lyme disease. “They hooked him up to a heart monitor, did more EKGs, echocardiograms. He was transferred to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury and then to Connecticut Children’s in Hartford. So, Gregory went to a walk-in clinic where they ran blood work and did an X-ray and discovered he had pericarditis, an inflammation of the lining outside the heart.Ī spokesperson from Connecticut Children’s said patients have presented with both pericarditis and myocarditis, which is the inflammation of the heart muscle. It worsened on the fourth day and led to back pain. Hatton said her son started complaining of severe chest pain three days after his second dose. ![]() “It’s terrifying,” said Hatton, who lives with her son in Naugatuck. The first case at Connecticut Children’s was Rachel Hatton’s 17-year-old son Gregory. Get Connecticut local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox. ![]()
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