The “Corona” vaccines and myocarditis... A scientific study on 2.5 million people says its word

The talk and information circulating about a possible relationship between corona vaccines and the risk of developing myocarditis, especially among young people, are among the most controversial issues and fears, and were the basis for hundreds of rumors and information that quickly proved inaccurate.

According to the latest data published by the specialized scientific website healthy.walla, it appears that a large number of patients admitted to hospital with corona show signs of heart damage, and many of those who recover from the disease suffer from continuous damage to the heart and blood vessels.

And the agency “Sputnik” quoted the website that complications of myocarditis are rare as a result of viral diseases, as well as the Corona virus with all its mutations, as in 95% of cases it is a mild disease that goes away on its own.

Inflammation occurs as a result of damage to the heart muscle due to infection or as a result of an overreaction of the body's immune system, which attacks the body's cells.

According to the data, specialist Dr. Maya Rosen says, before Corona entered our lives, the rate of myocarditis was between 1 and 10 cases per 100,000 people annually.

The highest rates were among men aged 18 to 30 years.

Now, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk of developing myocarditis after infection with corona is much higher, at 146 cases per 100,000 people.

The risk is higher for older men (over 50 years of age) and children under 16 years of age.

Contrary to what many vaccine opponents claim, developing myocarditis after a corona vaccine is rare, and the risks are much lower than the risks of heart damage associated with COVID-19 itself.

A study conducted at the Clalit Research Institute in cooperation with Beilinson Hospital and based on an analysis of anonymous data on 2.5 million people vaccinated against corona examined the incidence and severity of myocarditis after receiving the vaccine.

And the study found that infection with myocarditis after vaccination against corona is rare, even in the group most vulnerable to infection - young people.

Also, in the vast majority of cases detected the disease was mild and no significant effects on cardiac function were found.

The study found that the risk of developing myocarditis after vaccination was 2.13 cases per 100,000 vaccinated.

This study is consistent with other studies in the United States and Israel that put the incidence of post-vaccination myocarditis between 0.3 and 5 cases per 100,000 people.

These studies mean that myocarditis is relatively rare after vaccination compared to corona infection.

Those who have not been vaccinated against corona are four times more likely to develop myocarditis than those who have been vaccinated.

In addition, among the few vaccinated people who developed myocarditis, most experienced the disease with relative ease and in other cases where cardiac function was assessed after hospital discharge, it returned to normal within a short time.

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