DARWIN – A third Australian journalist has developed pericarditis (heart inflammation) after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Eleni Roussos, an ABC News journalist and anchor in the Darwin ABC newsroom, was hospitalized on November 5th and diagnosed with pericarditis according to her sister Koulla Roussos. She was released after tests, but after seeing no improvement in her health, she was readmitted to the emergency room of Darwin Private Hospital. She was released two days ago on November 13th.

Eleni Roussos

Her sister, Koulla Roussos, wrote on Facebook about the health scare:

On November 13th, she gave more detail on Facebook, saying:

She [Eleni] had her three children in that hospital [Darwin Private Hospital] and the staff at the Jabiru ward were by her side at each birth. Now, years on, the staff at the Jacana ward were crucial in her recovery during this, the most difficult time of her life. Whilst she is still not over the line, she leaves this hospital today thanks to the care and attention of cardiologist Dr Marcus Ilton. Special thanks to nursing staff – Sasi, Jacinta, Molly, Mariana, Alex and Earl for their amazing work.
We also want to extend our gratitude to our immediate and extended families, friends, colleagues, strangers, archangels and saints, the community support and spirit was overwhelming. Your flowers, chocolates, emails, phone calls, constant text messages day and night and prayers touched us deeply. We have been humbled by the will of providence and chance to realise that love and science go hand in hand.

Eleni thanked Dr. Marcus Ilton and the nursing staff after she was released from the hospital

Eleni’s pericarditis diagnosis makes her the third Australian journalist to develop the heart condition shortly after Pfizer vaccination. Daily Telegraph journalist Georgia Clark and Channel 7 News reporter Denham Hitchcock were also both hospitalized with pericarditis shortly after their inoculation with the Pfizer vaccine.