Healthy Michigan boy, 13, dies in his sleep three days after receiving his second dose of Pfizer Covid vaccine as CDC launches investigation

(Source: dailymail.co.uk)  

• Jacob Clynick received his second dose of the vaccine in Zilwaukee on June 13
  
  
• Two days later, he complained of stomach ache and went to bed where he died
  
  
• An autopsy was performed but cause of death has yet to be determined
  
  
• CDC has launched an investigation into any link between his death and vaccine
  
  
• Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been found to cause myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, in extremely rare cases, most of which are not severe

By Charlotte Mitchell For Mailonline
08:06 EDT 05 Jul 2021 , UPDATED: 13:18 EDT, 5 July 2021

A 13-year-old from Michigan has died in his sleep three days after receiving his second coronavirus vaccine, prompting an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control.

Jacob Clynick, a healthy boy with no underlying conditions, received his second shot of the Pfizer vaccine at Walgreens in Zilwaukee on June 13, according to his aunt Tammy Burages.

She told The Detroit Free Press that the only side effects Jacob had experienced from the vaccine were fatigue and fever, which are considered normal.

He complained of a stomach ache on June 15 and went to bed, where he died in his sleep, Burages said.

An autopsy was performed but Jacob's official cause of death has yet to be determined.

It comes amid a growing international debate over whether children should be vaccinated against coronavirus after a CDC advisory group said there is a 'likely link' between cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults, and the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Jacob Clynick, a healthy boy with no underlying conditions, received his second shot of the Pfizer vaccine at Walgreens in Zilwaukee on June 13, according to his aunt

'If there are factors that can make it riskier for some kids (to get a vaccine), I hope health officials can figure out what those are,' Burages said.

Jacob was a student at Zilwaukee Elementary. An obituary described him as having been 'a faithful and active member of the church youth group for many years.'

He also had a love for gaming and Pokémon and was known for his sense of humor.

Jacob's death is now being investigated by the CDC.

'The investigation as to whether there is a correlation between his death and vaccination is now at the federal level with CDC,' the Saginaw County Health Department Medical Director said in a statement to the Free Press.

The statement added that the health department 'continues to encourage families to speak with their physicians to weigh their own risks and benefits of vaccination'.

Burages said Jacob's family were told that preliminary autopsy findings suggest his heart was enlarged and had fluid around it when he died.

The Michigan Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine, which performed the autopsy on contract with the Saginaw County medical examiner, declined to confirm preliminary findings to the Free Press, citing the ongoing CDC investigation.

He said the investigation could take three to five months to complete.

Jacob's death comes a month after the CDC reported 'relatively few' instances of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, among younger people who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Most cases were minor.

This type of heart inflammation can be caused by a variety of infections, including a bout of COVID-19, as well as certain medications.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said the condition was 'an extremely rare side effect' and that most people normally recover without needing treatment.

The young boy's death comes a month after the CDC reported 'relatively few' instances of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, among younger people who received the Pfizer (pictured) or Moderna vaccines. Most cases were minor (file photo)

Last week, an advisory committee to the CDC said there was a 'likely association' between some 1,200 reports of heart inflammation and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna. Most of the cases have been in boys and young men

It concluded that the vaccines' benefits greatly outweigh the potential risks.

Following the CDC announcement, the US Food and Drug Administration said will add a warning to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

On Wednesday, Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE plan to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve their COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 11 and younger by fall.

The vaccine was authorized for emergency use by the FDA in late December 2020 for Americans aged 16 and older and in May 2021 for those aged 12 and older.