Myocarditis risk ‘significantly higher’ with COVID-19 vs. vaccination

Data from a large cohort in England suggest that risk for myocarditis, while small overall, is significantly higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection in unvaccinated individuals vs. after COVID-19 vaccination, researchers reported.

In an analysis of more than 42 million vaccinated children and adults, researchers also found that although the risk for myocarditis with SARS-CoV-2 infection remained after vaccination, it was “substantially reduced,” suggesting vaccination provides some protection from the CV consequences of SARS-CoV-2. Read the full story in Healio.