Age and sex-specific risks of myocarditis and pericarditis following Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines

oleh: Stéphane Le Vu, Marion Bertrand, Marie-Joelle Jabagi, Jérémie Botton, Jérôme Drouin, Bérangère Baricault, Alain Weill, Rosemary Dray-Spira, Mahmoud Zureik

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01

Deskripsi

There have been reports of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-9 vaccination. Here, the authors use nationwide data from France and find increased risks of these outcomes in the first week following vaccination, for both the first and second dose, and present age- and sex-specific rates.