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COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis and Pericarditis: Towards Identification of Risk Factors Cover

COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis and Pericarditis: Towards Identification of Risk Factors

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|Jul 2023

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Table 1

Estimated incidences of myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination in existing cohort studies.

OUTCOMEESTIMATED INCIDENCEPOPULATIONSOURCE
Vaccine: BNT162b2
Myocarditis and pericarditis1.71 per 100,000 person-days1Males aged 18–25Wong et al. [21]
Myocarditis and pericarditis0.52 per 100,000 person-days1Females aged 18–25Wong et al. [21]
Myocarditis and myopericarditis1.5 per 100,000 individuals2Males (all ages)Husby et al. [24]
Myocarditis and myopericarditis1.3 per 100,000 individuals2Females (all ages)Husby et al. [24]
Myocarditis and myopericarditis1.6 per 100,000 individuals2Individuals aged 12–39Husby et al. [24]
Myocarditis and myopericarditis1.0 per 100,000 individuals2Individuals aged 12–17Husby et al. [24]
MyocarditisIRR after first dose: 1.313All individualsPatone et al. [5]
IRR after second dose: 1.303
Vaccine: mRNA-1273
Myocarditis and pericarditis2.17 per 100,000 person-days1Males aged 18–25Wong et al. [21]
Myocarditis and pericarditis0.45 per 100,000 person-days1Females aged 18–25Wong et al. [21]
Myocarditis and myopericarditis6.3 per 100,000 individuals2Males (all ages)Husby et al. [24]
Myocarditis and myopericarditis2.0 per 100,000 individuals2Females (all ages)Husby et al. [24]
Myocarditis and myopericarditis5.7 per 100,000 individuals2Individuals aged 12–39Husby et al. [24]
MyocarditisIRR after first dose: 2.973All individualsPatone et al. [5]
IRR after second dose: 9.843
Vaccine: ChAdOx1
Myocarditis and pericarditis0.18 per 100,000 individuals4All individualsRahman et al. [25]
MyocarditisIRR after first dose: 1.293All individualsPatone et al. [5]
IRR after second dose: 1.003

[i] 1 Estimate only for incidence after second dose of the vaccine; 2 Incidence per 100,000 vaccinated individuals within 28 days of vaccination; 3 Incidence Rate Ratios (IRRs) for 1–28 days following vaccination, included here as incidence estimates were not available; 4 Incidence per 100,000 vaccinated individuals within 21 days of vaccination.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1252 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: May 11, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 27, 2023
Published on: Jul 31, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Laura C. Zwiers, David S. Y. Ong, Diederick E. Grobbee, published by Ubiquity Press
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