Resource: Studies on Myocarditis and COVID-19 Vaccination

Links to studies on COVID-19 vaccination and myocarditis.

Syringes and vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Netanya, Israel, on Jan. 5, 2022. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

This page includes links to studies on COVID-19 vaccination and myocarditis, a form of heart inflammation, and/or pericarditis, a related condition.

March 2021

March 20 Spain Case report of 39-year-old male doctor who experienced myocarditis after first dose of Pfizer vaccine. Tested negative for COVID-19. Researchers: “It seems reasonable to associate the clinical picture developed by this patient with an adverse reaction to the BNT162b2 vaccine against COVID-19.”

March 31 Italy Report of healthy 56-year-old man who experienced myocarditis after second dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.

April 2021

April 17 UK, etc. (later peer-reviewed) Base (pre-pandemic) rates of myocarditis and other countries presented.