An international study finds the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis after Covid vaccination to be low, with most patients making a full recovery.
that may indicate issues with the heart, including heart injury, were elevated in about 84% of the patients, according to the study.
The research has limitations, including that some of the studies reviewed were observational, meaning that they can't prove cause and effect. The researchers were also unable to determine whether the timing between doses influenced the incidence of the condition. Daniel Salmon, director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins University, said he would still like to see estimates of myocarditis risk by age, gender, vaccine type and spacing between doses.
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