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Comment
. 2021 Oct:92:28-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.08.018. Epub 2021 Aug 28.

Exploring the possible link between myocarditis and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Gianfranco Sinagra  1 , Marco Merlo  2 , Aldostefano Porcari  2
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Comment

Exploring the possible link between myocarditis and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Gianfranco Sinagra et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Oct.
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  • Covid-19 Breakthrough Infections in Vaccinated Health Care Workers.
    Bergwerk M, Gonen T, Lustig Y, Amit S, Lipsitch M, Cohen C, Mandelboim M, Levin EG, Rubin C, Indenbaum V, Tal I, Zavitan M, Zuckerman N, Bar-Chaim A, Kreiss Y, Regev-Yochay G. Bergwerk M, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Oct 14;385(16):1474-1484. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2109072. Epub 2021 Jul 28. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 34320281 Free PMC article.

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