The VSD uses electronic health data from each participating site. This includes information on vaccines: the kind of vaccine given to each patient, date of vaccination, and other vaccinations given on the same day. The VSD also uses information on medical illnesses that have been diagnosed at do...
After you get the COVID-19 vaccine, be on the lookout for side effects for up to a week after each dose. Tell your doctor as soon as possible if you have sharp chest pain, a pounding heartbeat, or persistent heart flutters. If you notice myocarditis symptoms or signs of anallergic re...
vaccine myocarditis include molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and self-antigens and the triggering of preexisting dysregulated immune pathways in predisposed individuals.The higher incidence of COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis in young males may be explained by testosterone and its role in...
et al. Myocarditis after Covid-19 vaccination in a large health care organization. N. Engl. J. Med. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2110737 (2021). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Mevorach, D. et al. Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 in Israel. N....
Young men and people assigned male at birth (aged 16-29) are more likely to get myocarditis as a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. For 95% of people who get this side effect, myocarditis is mild and symptoms go away in a few days. Still, a COVID-19 illness is much more likel...
were among the first in the world toraise concernsabout myocarditis after vaccination andpublishedan early case series of 22 previously healthy members who suffered myocarditis within four days of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. U.S. officials have since said the vaccines definitely cause myocarditis....
Only in 1 reported case patient was vaccinated; however, the vaccination scheme was not fulfilled—the patient received one dose of an unspecified vaccine 9 days before admission. Prior medical history and comorbidity status were reported in 46 cases—15 patients (33%) had no previous significant...
eTable 2. Characteristics of all pericarditis cases reported to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination, United States, December 14, 2020–August 31, 2021. eTable 3. Characteristics of myocarditis cases reported to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System ...
Studies have largely confirmed that the overall myocarditis risk is significantlyhigher after an actual COVID-19 infectioncompared with vaccination, and that the prognosis followingmyocarditis due to the vaccine is betterthan from infection. The specific myocarditis risk varies by ag...
A population-based assessment of myocarditis after messenger RNA COVID-19 booster vaccination among adult recipients We aimed to estimate the rate of myocarditis after the messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 booster vaccination by vaccine type, age, and sex. We used data from t... Z Naveed,J Li...