PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (270): myocarditis, pericarditis, Australia, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
"Rare cases of cardiac inflammation following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination have been reported (1-4). We reviewed the clinical records of vaccine recipients to identify cases of postvaccination myocarditis or pericarditis."
Discussion
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"Two distinct self-limited syndromes, myocarditis and pericarditis, were observed after COVID-19 vaccination. Myocarditis developed rapidly in younger patients, mostly after the 2nd vaccination. Pericarditis affected older patients later, after either

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