Acute Myocarditis Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Adults Aged 18 Years or Older
Anthony Simone, John Herald, Aiyu Chen, Neil Gulati, Albert Yuh‐Jer Shen, Bruno Lewin, Ming‐Sum Lee
Abstract
Vaccination is an essential component of the public health strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic. 1-3 Recently, there have been reports of acute myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccine administration. 4-6 We evaluated acute myocarditis incidence and clinical outcomes among adults following mRNA vaccination in an integrated health care system in the US.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MyocarditisVaccination2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Acute myocarditisPediatricsVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Immunology ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies