It can be both. It's already known that vaccines increase rates of Myocarditis, especially amongst young males.
It seems to be that the spike protein is responsible for this, which is present in both the virus and the vaccine.
It seems to be that the spike protein is responsible for this, which is present in both the virus and the vaccine.
So if they don’t have an increase in heart problems, it would strongly suggest the virus is the primary/significant culprit, not the vaccine.
An Israeli study showed an incidence rate of 2.13 cases/100k people [1] - the common incidence rate for myocarditis in the US is ~22/100k [2].
COVID-19 itself has a 146/100k incidence of myocarditis, in contrast [3].
So please, stop spreading that "vaccines increase the rate of myocarditis", there is no evidence that supports this. And especially, get vaccinated because the complications from COVID-19 are way worse both in severity and rate.
[1]: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110737
[2]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073510971...
Please stop trying to silence people because you don’t want what they suggest to be true.
I am not at all an anti vaccine person but after I had some inflammation in one of my eyes hours after my second dose, I won’t be getting any more without significant evidence addressing safety concerns.
I am also not a statistic because I did not make an appointment with an ophthalmologist, I didn’t feel like waiting weeks or paying thousands of dollars unless my symptoms persisted (they didn’t).
It is not that implausible that the vaccine is triggering autoimmune damage to some organs, often at initially subclinical extents. It is also not implausible that vaccine morality is making researchers and doctors overly conservative about researching and sharing information about this.
Most of the western world has free health care and people report any small sign of unexpected side effects and they do count in this statistic. An especially during this pandemic people have been very good at contacting their doctor with adverse side effects.
So according to this study, if you're under 40 and have taken the Moderna vaccine, you are more likely to develop Myocarditis than after a Covid infection.
I think increase in myocarditis in young males could be fully explained by how they changed their (social) behavior after getting their second dose after a year of lockdowns. Exposing themselves to additional risks including covid which we know the vaccine doesn't protect completely against.
The rates are low, but I’m pretty sure it can have this effect.
Probably prior infection to covid put you at greater risk of getting miocarditis for any reason.
I hope it'll get better for you in the long run. Take care.