More Researchers Link mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Rare Heart Inflammation Cases: Studies

More Researchers Link mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Rare Heart Inflammation Cases: Studies
Registered Nurse Robert Orallo administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Blood Bank of Alaska in Anchorage on March 19, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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Two new studies released this week have further suggested there is a link between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and heart inflammation cases—coming after federal health officials added warnings to Moderna’s and Pfizer’s shots.

A study from Duke University, released in JAMACardiology, looked at four cases of myocarditis, which refers to an inflammation of the heart muscle, that occurred within five days of COVID-19 vaccination between Feb. 1 and April 30.
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