Former Australian pro-basketball player Ben Madgen, 36, was diagnosed with pericarditis after receiving his second shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a report from the Covid world.
Ben Madgen is a former South East Melbourne Phoenix and Sydney Kings guard. He announced his retirement from basketball last year to focus on his family and son Xavier who was diagnosed with Autism.
Ben Madgen announced on his Twitter account that he ended up in the emergency room on Wednesday night after taking the second shot of the Pfizer vaccine.
The doctor told him that having pericarditis is now common to teenage boys and young males after taking the Pfizer shot
“Ended up in the emergency room on Wednesday night after taking the 2nd Pfizer shot. Diagnosed with Pericarditis. The Dr. said this is now common after the Pfizer shot,