Shedding Light on Mechanisms of Myocarditis With COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
Biykem Bozkurt
Abstract
yocarditis is recognized as a rare complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations, especially in young adult men and adolescent boys. Incidence is approximatel 1 to 5 cases among 100 000 in the general population, and 1 in 20 000 among those16 to 30 years of age. 2 Cases most often occur days after the second vaccine dose and are usually mild and self-limited.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MyocarditisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyPandemicCardiologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Viral Infections and Immunology ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections Studies