The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to recommend that people who suffered heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination not engage in rigorous activity for months, according to a newly disclosed document.
“Patients can typically return to normal activity after initial improvement in symptoms, though restriction from rigorous activity like competitive spokes is typically recommended for at least 3 months for those with myocarditis, due to concerns for sudden cardiac events while the heart recovers,” the CDC said in the draft alert, which it was poised to send in May 2021. It cited guidance from the American Heart Association.
The CDC ultimately opted instead to release a document about post-vaccination myocarditis, described as clinical considerations for doctors with patients with heart inflammation. The clinical considerations did not mention any restrictions for physical activity….