Myocarditis risk higher for COVID than for vaccines: study

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COVID19 increases the risk of developing myocarditis (heart inflammation) by a factor of 16, providing a strong argument in favor of vaccination, a new US study showed.

Myocarditis and an associated risk, pericarditis have previously been linked to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines themselves, particularly among adolescent boys and young men.

The study analyzed hospital records from 1.5 million patients with COVID and 35 million without, to see what percentage had myocarditis, and stratified them by age and sex. The increased risk among COVID-19 patients was most pronounced in under-16s, who saw a 37-fold increased risk of myocarditis compared to people of that age group who did not have the coronavirus.The precise underlying cause isn't understood but it might be related to viral infection of the heart, the study said -- or, in under 16s, it could be related to multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

That paper showed COVID increased the chances of developing myocarditis 18-fold, roughly in line with the new CDC study.

 

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