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Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection | Nature Medicine

Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection (Nature Medicine)

If you get Covid, your risk of myocarditis and other heart problems is far greater than the tiny risk of these conditions after vaccination, according to a comprehensive new study. Protect your body by getting vaccinated.

This study is the largest to date of acute heart problems after Covid infection and vaccination. It estimated 40 cases of myocarditis per million persons who got Covid, compared with between 1 and 10 cases per million after vaccination. (Comment by Dr Tom Frieden)

Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01630-0