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Study Concludes That You’re More Likely to Get Heart Issues From COVID-19 Than the Vaccine
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 27, 2024 Source:You’re More Likely to Get Heart Issues From COVID-19 Than the Vaccine Reference:Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Myocarditis Attributed to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, or Conventional Etiologies
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Sweden suspends Moderna vaccine but keeps Pfizer for under 30’s citing unpublished nor peer reviewed data on the “very small” risk of vaccine-induced myocarditis. Previous research reported COVID poses 5-10 times greater risk than vaccine.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2021 Source:Sweden suspends Moderna vaccine for those 30 and under Reference:Unpublished data not available
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Retracted Canadian study that reported 1/1000 risk of myocarditis from mRNA vaccine weaponized by anti-vaccination websites despite data correction by the authors to 1/25,000. Review system worked to uncover error but damage now done.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 27, 2021 Source:A Canadian COVID-19 study that turned out to be wrong has spread like wildfire among anti-vaxxers
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Singapore MOH: Avoid strenuous physical activities 1 week after your COVID vaccine for fear that you will suffer a heart attack/myocarditis based on one incident of a 16 yo boy who was exceeding his weight lifting limit. Precautionary principle alert!
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2021 Source:Avoid swimming, jogging first week after COVID jabs, housework safe: MOH
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Reports of myocarditis in Ontario not exceeding expected background rate. Correlation to mRNA vaccines noted but causation yet to be verified. Public disclosure and transparency with risk in context is necessary even if uncertain. No one wants surprises.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 7, 2021 Source:Heart institute seeing patients with rare condition possibly linked to mRNA vaccines
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Sunday House Call, #794, June 13, 2021: The Heart of the Matter. @drlabos #myocarditis #mRNAvaccines
A review by Dr. Christopher Labos from the McGill Office for Science and Society of what we know about the mRNA vaccines and the possible but as yet unproven link with myocarditis/pericarditis in predominantly males between the ages of 14 and 25. Your calls about: Shingles reactivation. Why this is happening? How to respond to…
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CDC and other regulators working to assess risk and if there is a causal relationship between mRNA vaccines and myo/pericarditis seen predominately in a small number of males 16-24 years old after 2nd dose.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 11, 2021 Source:Heart inflammation in young men higher than expected after Pfizer, Moderna vaccines: U.S. CDC Reference:FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Updates