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. 2021 Dec 1;181(12):1668-1670.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.5511.

Acute Myocarditis Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Adults Aged 18 Years or Older

Anthony Simone  1 , John Herald  1 , Aiyu Chen  2 , Neil Gulati  3 , Albert Yuh-Jer Shen  1 , Bruno Lewin  4 , Ming-Sum Lee  1
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Acute Myocarditis Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Adults Aged 18 Years or Older

Anthony Simone et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines the incidence and clinical outcomes of acute myocarditis among adults following mRNA vaccination in an integrated health care system in the US.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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