Channel Seven news reporter Denham Hitchcock is recovering at home after extremely rare complications from a Pfizer vaccine.
Hitchcock, the father of one of them, was hospitalized and diagnosed with pericarditis (inflammation of a sac-like tissue surrounding the heart) after rolling up his sleeve to get a Covid vaccine on the Gold Coast.
On Saturday, when he visited Instagram, the journalist thoroughly recalled the test of his 27,000 more followers on social media, and also revealed that he will be completely cured in six months.
‘A massive thank you for all the wishes and messages. I was impressed and a little embarrassed, ‘he said.
Channel 7 investigative journalist Denham Hitchcock is recovering at home after recently being hospitalized after complications from a Pfizer vaccine (photo with his family)
Hitchcock (pictured) took to Instagram on Saturday to tell his 27,000 more followers his recent test
“The hospitalization took care of the chest pains, but I still have headaches, chills, fatigue, needles and needles and numbness in both forearms and half of my hands.
“But if I stay on top of the medication and eat nurofen like popcorn, it’s really not that bad.”
In what then became an epic decade, Hitchcock declared how disappointed he was after moving from being “extremely fit to a heart room after a vaccine.”
But he clarified that “it’s better to get vaccinated and risk side effects” than to get vaccinated.
“I’m not anti vax – or pro vax – but professional and professional information. But regardless, no one should have any deaths or serious injuries to the family and feel covered,” he said.
“Finally, we’ll all get in touch with Covid. It’s better to get vaccinated (and risk the side effects) or take it on, let the body take care of it (and risk the covid side effects).
The media identity concluded his post by stating that his “personal thoughts will depend on my recovery.”
Some of his followers quickly used Denham’s experience to highlight the apparent dangers of the Covid vaccine, but he clarified his point.
“In the short term, at the very least, the data suggest that vaccinated countries are improving, as they have high transmission rates, but far fewer deaths,” he said.
Vaccine skeptics were quick to hijack his message.
‘I don’t know what scares me the most; Covid, the vaccine or government restrictions for the unvaccinated. Probably the latter, wrote a woman.
“We know we are saving things in the name of reaching the next‘ milestone ’,” wrote another ominously.
“Please do not be silent, as I am sure you will be asked to tow the line. Do not give up being a voice for so many,” a third wrote.
Chloe Szepanowski, a prominent influence of Instagram, anti-vaxxer, and Frankie Winterstein, of NRL WAG, also intervened, thanking Denham for his story.
Hitchcock claims the disease was caused by his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine and called on the government to “fulfill its damn promise” by opening up the world
Earlier, the late investigative journalist shared his condition on social media and called on the government to “fulfill its damn promise” by opening the country.
“I wondered if you should send this message from the hospital or not. But decided after 27 years of being a journalist, the main goal is to find out the truth; it would be hypocritical not to do so,” he wrote in Instagram.
“Probably a little late in the hospital, but here I am, diagnosed with pericarditis or inflammation of the heart due to the Pfizer vaccine.”
Hitchcock posted the initial message from his hospital bed at Gold Coast University Hospital on Thursday morning, 25 days after receiving the shot.
He said at first that he was experiencing an accelerated heartbeat, needles, and dizziness, but he continued to think they were normal side effects.
After three weeks, she was still suffering from severe symptoms such as acute chest pain, chills and dizziness had become extreme.
Hitchcock, whose Instagram is full of photos of him active, participating in extreme sports and showing his reduced figure, said there was not enough talk about the condition.
“Since I’ve been here, I’ve contacted health professionals I know in Sydney, and while it’s rare, it’s certainly not isolated,” he said.
“A hospital has had more than a dozen cases like me.”
Pericarditis and myocarditis have been observed in an extremely small number of people after receiving mRNA vaccines, of which Pfizer is one.
The cases were disproportionately men and adolescents under the age of 30 after their second dose of puncture.
British data released on Monday found that the rate of pericarditis was 3.8 cases per million doses of Pfizer shot.
Hitchcock posted the site from his hospital bed at Gold Coast University Hospital Thursday morning, 25 days after receiving the shot
“In the current vaccine frenzy, no one is talking about this, but it’s clearly happening,” Hitchcock said.
The rate is higher than the Modern vaccine, with 13 cases, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced he had ordered to arrive in the country before the end of the year.
On July 8, the TGA reported 50 cases of pericarditis in Australia as a result of 3.2 million doses of Pfizer.
“In the current vaccine frenzy, no one is talking about this, but it’s clearly happening,” Hitchcock said.
“If you want the vaccine and have a heart history, it would be worth talking to your GP about your choice of vaccine, especially because AZ is readily available and does not have this side effect.”
The Channel Seven reporter said he did not discourage people from getting the Pfizer vaccine, but rather evaluated their decisions, but acknowledged that unvaccinated people would be prevented from traveling in the future.
“I’m mostly PRO opening up the bloody country and to do that I don’t see any way to vaccinate most of Australia,” he said.
“If you don’t want the vaccine, I don’t have one either.” [fine], but life and travel will be difficult for you.
“The only thing for me is true, if they don’t open Australia when we get to their milestone [80] per cent; then there will be many more people marching down the street. Do you want confidence? Keep your damn promise.
Hitchcock, from Instagram, is full of pictures of him active, participating in extreme sports and showing off his figure
The investigative journalist said he has pericarditis: inflammation of a sac-like tissue that surrounds the heart that holds it in place and helps it function.
Professor Jason Kovacic, executive director of the Victor Change Cardiac Research Institute, told the Daily Mail that Australian pericarditis can occur after Covid vaccines, but only in “very, very rare” cases.
“Covid-19 vaccines can cause specific heart problems, such as myocarditis and pericarditis, and particularly in men under 30, but very, very rarely,” Professor Kovacic said.
“About 60 people per million can get myocarditis with mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and it is usually a mild and short-lived disease. These complications cause inflammation of the heart muscle or inflammation of the lining around the heart muscle. .
“These complications have been reported in only a handful of people worldwide and, to our knowledge, most have recovered.”
Professor Kovacic said that the risks of developing heart disease as a result of Covid are much higher and that the vaccine is the best protection to prevent these diseases.
“In contrast, the risk of having some form of heart complication if you contract Covid-19 is approximately 1000 times higher than ~ 5-10%,” he said.
“A very recent observational study has shown that young males infected with the virus are up to six times more likely to develop myocarditis compared to those who received the vaccine.
Covid-19 vaccines are incredibly safe and incredibly effective in preventing people from getting seriously ill with Covid-19 infection.
“The benefits of getting vaccinated far outweigh any risks to the heart, especially given the highly infectious nature of the Delta variant that now affects a growing number of young people.”