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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by Fomite on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:21PM (#33599436)
It is. With the exception of a very narrow age range of young men, the COVID vaccine is protective against heart disease alone, even ignoring all other outcomes.
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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by ifyoubuildit on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:32PM (#33599614)
> the COVID vaccine is protective against heart disease alone

Wait, what? As in people should just take it as a prophylactic for heart disease, without even taking covid into consideration? It seems like this would be shouted from the rooftops if it were true.

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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by Fomite on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:36PM (#33599684)
No - it's protective against negative COVID-19 outcomes just if you consider cardiovascular outcomes, ignoring all the others.
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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by wiredearp on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:44PM (#33599816)
Young men on the other hand appear to face the biggest increase in COVID related heart attacks according to https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/covid-19-surges-linked..., so perhaps the vaccine remains their best option.
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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by Fomite on Monday November 14, 2022 @03:15PM (#33600321)
Indeed. In that group, it's merely...murky...rather than "This is definitively a bad idea".
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Re:Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Research on possible... by dham on Monday November 14, 2022 @09:35PM (#33604547)
The issue isn't Covid vs vaccine heart risks, it's that you're going to get Covid 100% after having the vaccine, so you've essentially doubled your risk. That's the issue.
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