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The number of cases of a heart inflammation condition in 16-to-24-year-olds was higher than expected after they received their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, citing preliminary data from its vaccine safety monitor system. There have been 275 reported cases of myocarditis or pericarditis, which are inflammation conditions involving the heart, in people ages 16 to 24 as of May 31, according to a CDC presentation that was prepared for a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meeting Thursday.

The United States has become the first nation to inoculate 100 million people with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nearly 158 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, while almost 58 million people are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC’s vaccine tracker.