The truth about the "dangerous secret ingredient" of the Pfizer children's vaccine

In social networks a video circulates and several publications that claim that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 has been a new "dangerous" ingredient, trometamine.In addition, they ensure that it is a "medicine to avoid heart attacks" that the pharmaceutical company would have added "secret" to children's vaccines.However, there is no evidence that this component of the Pfizer vaccine is a health risk, as the content that circulates on the Internet falsely affirms.

The United States Food and Medicines Administration (FDA) approved to add trometamine in the formulation of the vaccine.This ingredient is a common damping agent that acts as a buffer, whose function is to extend the useful life of a drug."The new formulation is more stable at refrigerated temperatures for longer periods of time, allowing greater flexibility for vaccination suppliers," said the FDA in a statement.

As reported by the American regulatory body, the use of this medicine in the Coronavirus vaccine "does not present security or efficiency problems".Also the European Medication Agency (EMA) approved this change in October.

From the Pharmaceutical Pfizer they explained to Reuters, to add a trometamine buff.

The change in the formulation of the vaccine was not only applied in the 5 to 11 -year -old children, it was also approved for all age groups."It will be used in updated 30 mcg doses for adults / adolescents in due time, which will help to guarantee simplified vaccine management in all age groups," they said from the company to Reuters.

Likewise, trometamine is not a "medication for heart attacks", as noted by deceptive publications, but is used to treat metabolic acidosis, a condition that can occur, among other causes, after cardiac arrest and that causes too much acid inBody liquids.

Trometamine "is a stabilizing ingredient that is used to increase the amount of time that pharmaceutical products can be stored," said Health Desk experts to Reuters.In fact, it is also used in the Modern COVID-19 vaccine and in other vaccines and medications approved by the FDA, such as the Ebola, Dengue or Smallpox vaccine and a medicine to treat diabetes, Humalog, Humalog,which is also indicated for children.Outside the medical industry, it is used as a stabilizer in fragrances and cosmetics.

“Previously, the Pfizer vaccine for older groups used another buffer called buffered saline solution with phosphate (PBS).Trometamine is intended to help prolong storage times and is considered a minor change in the vaccine formula, ”they said.

According to Health Desk experts, the use of trometamine buffer in the coronavirus vaccine is safe.“There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines with trometamine cause serious adverse health effects.There is also no evidence that trometamine has been added to ‘stabilize patients’ of the negative effects for the health of COVID-19 vaccines, they say.

The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) does not include in its latest report the heart attack as an adverse effect associated with COVID vaccines.Yes it collects the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis that qualifies as "very rare" events."They can occur very rarely after the administration of vaccines against COVID-19 of ARNM, being more frequent in young men in the 14 days of receiving the second dose," says the AEMPS.