A week ago today my brother's 13-year-old son had his 2nd covid shot. Less than 3 days later he died.

The initial autopsy results (done Friday) were that his heart was enlarged and there was some fluid surrounding it. He had no known health problems. Was on no medications.

Our family is devastated.

I struggled with putting this out on twitter. I am pro-vaccine. We vaccinated my own 14-year-old son as soon as it was available.

I know it is *mostly safe*.

But Jacob is dead now.

The @CDCgov needs to investigate this. There have been other cases of myocarditis in young men receiving their 2nd @pfizer shot. Have others died from it in the United States or is my nephew the first?

I think parents should be warned of the risk.

I do believe that the vaccine is saving millions of lives. But should any innocent child be a sacrificial lamb in this endeavor? There are moral, ethical and health questions that need to be answered.

If Jacob had not received the 2nd shot, we believe he would be alive today.

I got to my brother’s house while the forensic team was still there. A police officer present told me a member of the team speculated that Jacob had a “cardiac event.” https://twitter.com/keytnc3/status/1405903136565477388