Epidemiology of Acute Myocarditis/Pericarditis in Hong Kong Adolescents Following Comirnaty Vaccination

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Authors

Gilbert T. Chua · University of Hong Kong

Mike Yat Wah Kwan

Celine Sze Ling Chui · University of Hong Kong

Robert Smith · University of Hong Kong

Edmund Chi Lok Cheung · University of Hong Kong

Tian Ma · Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health

Miriam T Y Leung · University of Hong Kong

Abstract

There is a significant increase in the risk of acute myocarditis/pericarditis following Comirnaty vaccination among Chinese male adolescents, especially after the second dose.

Topics & Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Viral Infections and Immunology Research Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 75, Issue 4, pp. 673-681

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab989

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