Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19
George A. Diaz, Guilford Parsons, Sara K. Gering, Audrey Meier, Ian V. Hutchinson, Ari Robicsek
Abstract
This study investigates the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis emergency department or inpatient hospital encounters before COVID-19 vaccine availability (January 2019–January 2021) and during a COVID-19 vaccination period (February-May 2021) in a large US health care system.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePericarditisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MyocarditisVaccinationIncidence (geometry)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Emergency departmentEmergency medicinePediatricsVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)NursingPhysicsOpticsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Immunology ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies